October 25, 2024 – I’ll Be Saved When I Want To!

I’ll Be Saved When I Want To!
October 25, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 26:1-5
 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

 

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    “I’ll do what I want, when I want, and how I want.” That appears to be the prevailing attitude in much of society today. It’s a sense that we are somehow entitled to act as we please.

 

    There are individuals who hold the belief that if they enter the tribulation period with a full understanding of God’s saving grace through His Son but choose not to accept Christ as their Saviour, they can simply be saved later. How foolish it is to think that one can mock an entirely Holy God and His offer of salvation today and escape the consequences. There is always a price for disobedience. Our verses today say, just as there is, “A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass,” there is also, “a rod for the fool’s back.” There is always a price to pay for un-repented sin.

 

    Salvation is freely available today, but tomorrow might be too late. Some believe they can be saved whenever they choose, but this is not accurate. A person can only be saved when God is calling and working in their heart. Does this negate human free will? No. Everyone retains the freedom to accept or reject Christ, but they do not have the freedom to diminish God’s grace by ridiculing His desire to save them. People cannot indefinitely disregard God’s invitation.

 

    Is God still inviting the world to be saved? Yes, He is indicating that there is another way, a better way to live. If people will listen and place their trust in God’s Son, Jesus Christ, He will bestow upon them His Spirit. This Holy Spirit will then assist them in comprehending God’s Word. Otherwise, the truth of Scripture is, as our verse says, “as snow in the summer,” it may not make sense. They may ask, “How can the Holy Spirit help me understand God’s Word?” The answer: “He wrote it.” 2 Peter 1:21 says: “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Good news: if you feel God calling you right now, it is not too late to be saved. Invite Jesus into your heart today, right now! And if you are already saved, share the good news while there is still time.

 

Are we missing opportunities God places in our lives?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: October 25, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Luke 18 – Luke 20
  Proverbs 26:1 – 5

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Jer. 7-9
  1 Tim. 2-3