Seize the Moment – Day 657
The Closeness of the Word!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, January 3, 2022.
Ignorance is not an excuse! This was drilled into me as a cadet at West Point and as an officer in the US Army.
God, in His mercy and grace, according to Deuteronomy 30:11-14, has come close to us so that we may know Him and live to please Him:
For this commandment which I command you today is not too difficult for you, nor is it out of reach. It is not in heaven, that you should say, “Who will go up to heaven for us to get it for us and make us hear it, that we may observe it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, “Who will cross the sea for us to get it for us and make us hear it, that we may observe it?” But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may observe it.
Jesus came from Heaven to Earth to come close and invite us to follow Him. Jesus is the way, and the truth, and the life. God made Himself and His salvation visible and accessible so that people would come to Him. It is not for a lack of access that people are not saved, but people’s refusal to accept Jesus Christ as the Savior.
Seize the moment and draw near to God by putting your faith in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Living Word, who has come close to you.