Of First Concern

See that ye refuse not Him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused Him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from Him that speaketh from heaven… – Hebrews 12:25

Do not refuse the voice of Jesus by cold indifference. God was made flesh, and dwelt among men, and in due time He took upon Himself our sin and suffered for it in His own body on the tree, that sin might be put away by the sacrifice of Himself. By His death upon the cross our Lord made atonement for the sin of man, and those who believe in Him are delivered from evil and its consequences. The main point is that Jesus died for us, the just for the unjust. His atoning blood has a voice, “See that you refuse not Him that speaks.” The text says, see to it; look to it; make sure of it; be careful about it. Do not miss the salvation of your Lord through neglect, for he who dies by neglecting the healing medicine will as surely perish as he who stabs himself. Be in earnest to accept the Savior, I beseech you so to do, for I am afraid that many refuse Him that speaks, because they never think of Him, or of His sacrifice. It seems to me that if I were a young man I would give this matter very early notice. However deeply I might be engaged in business, I would feel that my first concern ought to be to set myself right with God. Other matters would be sure to drop into order if I could be right with the Lord of all. If I heard it said that salvation came by the blood of Christ, I think I would pull myself together and resolve to understand this singular statement. I would not let it go by me, but would endeavor to reach the bottom of it, and understand it practically. I would meditate much upon teaching as wonderful as this—that the Son of God, in man’s stead, honored the justice of God by death, and so put away sin. ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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  1. “How can man be just with God? How can God be just with man and yet put away his sin?”

    Do you not think that these questions are of high importance? I beg that they may not have the cold shoulder from you. Give these questions due space…God incarnate in Christ Jesus bleeding and dying for human sin is a marvel of love too great to be passed over without thought. I pray you, therefore, “refuse not Him that speaks.” I will not accuse you of denying the fact of the atonement, but my great fear is lest you should be indifferent to it. If it is so, that God Himself has come to earth to bleed and die to save guilty man, it is the greatest, gladdest news that ever came to our poor erring race, and every member of that race should receive it with hopeful attention. ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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