Guilty before God

Often people say something like, “A loving God wouldn’t send one of His children to an eternal hell.”  Actually, they are correct.  God would never send one of HIS children to hell.  But God would condemn a sinner masquerading as one of his children.  The same people say, “God is love and God will let us all into heaven.”  What they fail to realize is that God not only is a God of love, but also a God of justice.  Most folk think that they are not too bad.  Hell is reserved for really bad people like Hitler and Stalin.  Again, they fail to see the pure holiness of God.  Habakkuk said in 1:13, “Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity…”  Paul said in Romans 3:10, “…There is none righteous, no, not one.”  And in Romans 3:23, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”  Some sin more than others and some sin less than others, but we are ALL sinners and guilty before a holy God.  So, does it sound hopeless.  Well, actually, it is.  We can’t do anything to earn heaven.  But God the Father sent His dear Son Jesus to pay for our sins and to give us the gift of salvation.  Again, in Romans 6:23 Paul said, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  We can’t make it to heaven.  None of us.  We are all hopelessly lost.  But Jesus offers us the gift of salvation through His sacrificial death on Calvary.  Trust Jesus and you’ll make it to heaven.  Reject Jesus and you will face God as your judge someday.  And make no mistake, you will be judged guilty.