Day 3
Today's post saddens me but I must share it as it is a Promise of greatest of Consequences as stated earlier we have in past posting covered all of the promises be they of warning or of benefit of Grace's activation within the dynamics of our restored spiritual life, described in Day 1 through 11 of The Truth that sets Humanity Free from the snare of Legalism as pushed by man's Religion and it's accompanying Religious forms (of August 4th through the 14th) this being SIN. And under this heading as well by recapping the important parts, as being one within Christ as Christ ones and thereby one in Jesus as well. Today, is revealed the warning that no one can deny or disavowal. As it was spoken by the "I am that I am," Who spoke to Moses in this fashion as we shall discover. Now for what Titus reveals in the following: of Titus 1:2 of 1-4 An apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of GOD'S elect, and the acknowledging of the Truth which is after godliness; In hope of eternal life, which GOD, that cannot lie (cannot deny, speak a falsehood of Himself in us), promised before the world began (this is Genesis 1:26-28, verified in Lev. 14:11 and the Psalms as shared already); But having in due times manifested His word through preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of GOD our Savior; To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from GOD the Father and the LORD Jesus Christ our Savior.
The Importance of God's "Unpopular" Promises:
Jesus is speaking: 'Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; For if you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins. (John 8:24)
Generally when speaking, GOD'S promises they are of the "popular"kind with many people. When most of the LORD'S promises are read or taught, people are delighted. "Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.....Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.....Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." (John 8:36; Mat. 11:28; and Mat. 4:19). It is Promises like these that are so often received with favor, because they are so encouraging. They embraced approval, because they are so comforting. On the other hand, some of GOD'S promises are definitely edifying while others are "unpopular" with certain segments of humanity. This type of promise is scorned and rejected, because of its convicting or sobering character. Nevertheless, these promises that are not always well-received have great importance in GOD'S plan.
One such promise is given by two-fold in our present verse. "You will die in your sins...you will die in your sins." In a tolerant world that wants to deny the reality of sin and its consequences, this is an unpopular promise. Yet, the promise is true nonetheless. The Sin of denial or disavowal brings spiritual death. These the produce of Genesis 2's warning to Genesis 3's actions. From the beginning, this has been the case. "And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die' " (Gen. in 2:16-17 then put into play in Gen. 3, from that time until Jesus came to bring correction as in a change of course and after Him). This truth is restated by the prophets of Israel. "The soul who sins shall die" (Ezekiel in 18:20 ). It is also repeated by the apostles in the early church. "For the wages of sin is death" (Rom. in 6:23). Since everyone has sinned (by inheritance or by actions and of word of mouth), this warning by promise Jesus gave applies to us all who haven't volatility accepted the I am that I am within themselves. "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom. in 3:23). The disciples now apostles were obligated to rehears the old warnings with that of Jesus'.
To escape the inevitable consequences of sin's denial factor (this also seen in Gen. 3), one must trust Jesus as the promised, divine Savior. "If you do not believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." This statement ("I am He") hints of Jesus' deity (of Genesis 1:1, as well as ours as seen in 1:26-28 and Lev. 17:11). Shortly thereafter, He openly declares that He is GOD, the Son. "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM" (John 8:58). Here, Jesus applies to Himself the same name that He GOD revealed to Moses. "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you' " (Exodus 3:14). Thus, this important promise by Jesus warns that only our trusting His faithfulness in us and we in Him that is true as the divine Savior will deliver a person from the certain consequences of sin.
LORD Jesus, I thank You for this important warning given by promise. I am delighted to have yielded to Your truth and certainty. By my accepting Your offer to abide in You and You in me, and the yoke of learning of You, and the offering up of myself as a living sacrifice as my reasonable service by which a renewed mind is acquired, I rejoice that my sins are forgiven, extinguished. Use me to pass on this promise to others who need to respond to it, as I abide in Your name, Christ Jesus, the abiding Amen.
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