At World's Last Chance you do not emphasize the importance of love and the sacrifice of Christ enough. You mainly dwell on the neglected Sabbath.
We can not
love each other a true and genuine love, if we do not love God. The only way
for us to love God, is to appreciate and comprehend the infinite sacrifice He
undertook when He offered His only begotten son, to atone for our sins. Without
full comprehension of the cross we can not begin to experience genuine love
towards God.
When we
pause before the cross and are shaken by what it stands for, we experience deep
hatred for what has caused it. We begin to realize how evil sin is, and how
hated sin is by our God. We begin to understand the enormity of sin, for the
price paid to atone for it tells us clearly, that in the eyes of heaven, sin is
a most terrible thing.
As our
hearts are subdued and softened by the cross, we begin to develop a deep-rooted
hatred towards sin, as well as a fresh appreciation for God’s love and justice.
We resolve that we shall avoid, to the point of death, that which caused the
death of our Lord on the cross. We begin to develop a yearning to be in harmony
with His law, for we have come to understand that sin is the very transgression
of His law. Sensing the awesomeness of sin, we cry out for help, begging God to
give us His grace so that we will not choose to sin, and crucify His son anew.
We will cry to God claiming His promises that when we believe in the death of
His son, He will print His law on our hearts and minds. We pant and cry for
this experience, for our love for Him and His son is such now that we delight
in doing His will. For He told us that if we love Him we should keep His
commandments. And yes, we do love now, and we want to keep His law.
Soon after,
we discover that the Sabbath is at the center of His law. It is that special
sign of loyalty which God gave to His people. We now uphold this sign, for we
delight in doing His will.
The issue
then boils down to this: have we paused long enough before the cross? Have we
come to a deeper realization of the enormity of sin? Have we resolved not to
crucify His son anew by our rebellion and love of sin? When we do so, we will
want to obey all His commandments, for we love Him who commanded us to keep His
law.
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