The Word 120, Let’s Reason Together, by Jerome Stewart
Psalms 103 vss. 11 thru 14 says; “For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers we are dust.” Listen to the words of the prophet Isaiah a messenger of God. Chapter 1 vs. 18 he says; “Come now, and let us reason together, says the LORD, Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow, Though they are red as crimson, They shall be as wool.” The beauty of God’s word is in knowing they are etched in stone irrespective of the time period. They have no expiration date. Numbers 23 vs. 19 says; “God is not a man that He should lie, Nor a son of man that He should repent. Has He said and will He not do? Or has He spoken and will He not make it good?” Hebrews 6 vs. 18 says; “that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope before us.” Let’s reason together.
The question is this—Where is your hope? The answer: Our only hope is in Jesus Christ who died for the sins of all mankind. It stands to reason since Jesus died for me, I should be willing as a believer in Him, to live a life now for Him, in accordance with the Scriptures. The futility of mankind at times is off the charts. Hebrews 12 vs. 9 comes to mind. The bible says; “We have had human fathers, who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more be in subjection to the Father of Spirits and live?” In order to live in eternity with the Godhead, we must be willing to die to sin which happens when there is a desire on the part of the sinner to repent, to go down into the watery grave of baptism, also referred to as that liquid tomb, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. It stands to reason, why would anyone reject the gospel of Jesus Christ? Go figure! John 5 vs. 24 Jesus says; “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”
