ESOCS Devotional 23 September 2024 – Repent or Perish
MEMORY VERSE: “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Luke 13:5 KJV
TEXT: LUKE 13:1-9
There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than all other Galileans, because they suffered such things? 3 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish. 4 Or those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse sinners than all other men who dwelt in Jerusalem? 5 I tell you, no; but unless you repent you will all likewise perish.”
6 He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ 8 But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. 9 And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ”
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Why do people reject the claims of Christianity? Modern people claim that they are enlightened. They believe in their own reasoning and find Christianity to be irrational and utterly unbelievable.
In this sermon in Luke 13:1–9 titled “In the Midst of Life”, Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones shows that
humankind rejects Jesus for one reason: prejudice. Humanity is in sin and a slave to evil desires and, therefore, he is the least free thinking. Humanity claims that evil disproves God; but Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones argues that this is not a belief born out of the evidence but is a result of prejudice. The only answer to humanity’s sinful state is the gospel. Only the grace of God can open their eyes to see that they are under the judgment of God and living in death. Only the gospel prepares people for death because it frees them from sin and the judgment of God that justly comes to all. This sermon brings the most important message that anyone can hear. It tells humankind that no matter how bad their sins are, God can save them. There is no one beyond the grace of God and the loving grace of Jesus Christ.
- Have you received the message of salvation?:
- O Lord, I come to you as I am. Cleanse me with the blood that flows from Calvary. .Amen!
Further Reading: Joel 3:9-21; Zechariah 8:18-23; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
ESOCS Devotional 23 September 2024
