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Our Daily Bread - Friday, April 30, 2016
by RBC Ministries

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TOO LATE

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Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
-Hebrews 4:1

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
1 Kings 8-9
Luke 21:1-19

It happens nearly every semester. I tell my freshman college writing class often that they need to keep up with the numerous writing assignments in order to pass the class. But nearly every semester, some don't believe me. They're the ones who send me frantic emails after the last day of class and give me their reasons for not taking care of business. I hate to do it, but I have to tell them, "I'm sorry. It's too late. You have failed the class."
That's bad enough when you're a college freshman and you realise you've just wasted a couple thousand dollars. But there is a far more serious, more permanent finality that comes at the end of life if people haven't taken care of business with God about their sin. In those cases, if people die without having put their faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour, they face an eternity without Him.
What a terrible moment it would be to stand before the Saviour Himself and hear Him say, "I never knew you; depart from Me!" (Matthew 7:23). The author of Hebrews warns us to make sure we don't "come short" (4:1) of the eternal rest offered by God. The good news is that it's not too late. Today, Jesus freely offers us salvation and forgiveness through Him. - Dave Branon.
If you'd like to know the love of God the Father,
Come to Him through Jesus Christ, His loving Son;
He'll forgive your sins and save your soul forever,
And you'll love forevermore this faithful One. - Felten

Calvary reveals the seriousness of our sin and the vastness of God's love.

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