~ Do You Understand These Basics? ~
The Sovereign God declared that:
The Messiah Must Be Lifted Up ~ Jesus said, “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:14-16).
There are 5 “musts” that we should do!
We Must Be Born Again ~ “Jesus answered, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, “You must be born again”’” (John 3:5-7).
What Name Is A Must? ~ “Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:10-12).
What Must We Do? ~ “Then he called for a light, ran in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. And he brought them out and said, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?’ So they said, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household’” (Acts 16:29-31). You might also want to refer to Acts 2:38, Romans 10:13, Luke 18:18-30, and Matthew 19:16-30.
What Must Is Involved? ~ “Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, ‘Yes! As you have said [repent and change course—which is clear from the passage context], so we must do’” (Ezra 10:12).
We Must Abide ~ “And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and saw him, and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, make haste and come down, for today I must stay at your house’” (Luke 19:5-6). Jesus wants to fellowship with you.
There is one “must” that no one can escape:
We All Must… ~ “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences” (2 Corinthians 5:10-11).
~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW blog.
