Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Accepted or Rejected
Date: Thursday January 05, 2011
Today's Chapters: Genesis 18-20
Preview of Today's Message: Every generation has its mockers of God, and while God is longsuffering that none should perish He is not longsuffering in His judgment upon the wicked. We have a choice, accept Christ and be saved or reject Christ and perish. All Scripture quoted from the King James Version, verses in red are quoted by Jesus.

Hello My Friend,

“Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation...But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.” -2 Peter 3:3,4,8-10.

We can deny it all we want, but Christ is coming and one day the entire world will be destroyed. We get a glimpse of what it would be like in the Old Testament. Sodom and Gomorrah was a wicked and vile town, no stranger would dare tarry as the men of the town would attack them if they got their hands on them. God had enough and was about to destroy the town. God told Abraham that He was sending some angles over to Sodom and Gomorrah and would be judged for their wickedness. Abraham remembering that Lot was there pleads with Him not to destroy it if there were any found righteous in the land.

“And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?..And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes...And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.” - Genesis 18:16-23,26,32,33.

The time had come for God's judgment to come upon Sodom and Gomorrah, God sent two angels to warn Lot and his family to get out of there. “And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city...Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.” - Genesis 19:12-15,24-26.

The son-in-laws laughed at Lot and did not get saved that day, Lot stopped to look at all he was leaving, in his haste the angels pulled him to safety along with his wife and daughters, but his wife could not let go, she looked back an instant she turned into a pillar of salt. This is a perfect illustration of salvation, if you have accepted Christ as your Savior you are pulled to safety, saved from hell upon your physical death. If you have rejected Him you will not be saved from hell upon your physical death. “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” - Revelation 21:7,8.

We have read of some abominable things to God, these are things that would even make our skin crawl to witness, homosexuality and incest, I am sorry, but it's disgusting, but it proves that everything we see today God has already seen and every nation is headed for a severe punishment. God despises wickedness committed by the flesh more than any other sins. However, we are all sinners, we cannot judge anyone because we have flesh too, we all face the same judgment for our sins, which is death and hell.

“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God...What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,16-20.

We can be saved, Christ, who knew no sin, died for sinners, He shed His innocent blood to give us life. He will save anyone who comes to Him, but we must go to Him ourselves, no one can save us unless we ask Him to save us. No one escapes hell unless they have the blood of Christ applied to their soul. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” - Romans 5:8-10.

Today's Psalm: “But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.” - Psalm 37:39.
Today's Proverb: “Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.” - Proverbs 11:21.
Today's Prayer: God, we are called to be obedient to Your Word which compels us to make the most of every opportunity because the days are evil. As we see evil crouching in at every level, it’s all the more reason why we must be vigilant to live pure lives so that the light of Jesus shines through our words and our actions in this wicked world. We want to pay close attention to ourselves and persevere in the truths presented in Scripture so we will ensure salvation both for ourselves and those whom we have opportunity to influence. Lord, help us to be a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable and honorable to You. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Enjoy the rest of your day/night.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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