Shalom,

Today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers is EXCELLENT!

The Collision Of God And Sin

Who His own self bore our sins in His own body on the tree. — 1 Peter 2:24

The Cross of Jesus is the revelation of God’s judgment on sin. Never tolerate the idea of martyrdom about the Cross of Jesus Christ. The Cross was a superb triumph in which the foundations of hell were shaken. There is nothing more certain in Time or Eternity than what Jesus Christ did on the Cross: He switched the whole of the human race back into a right relationship with God. He made Redemption the basis of human life, that is, He made a way for every son of man to get into communion with God.

The Cross did not happen to Jesus: He came on purpose for it. He is “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” The whole meaning of the Incarnation is the Cross. Beware of separating God manifest in the flesh from the Son becoming sin. The Incarnation was for the purpose of Redemption. God became incarnate for the purpose of putting away sin; not for the purpose of Self-realization. The Cross is the centre of Time and of Eternity, the answer to the enigmas of both.

The Cross is not the cross of a man but the Cross of God, and the Cross of God can never be realized in human experience. The Cross is the exhibition of the nature of God, the gateway whereby any individual of the human race can enter into union with God. When we get to the Cross, we do not go through it; we abide in the life to which the Cross is the gateway.

The centre of salvation is the Cross of Jesus, and the reason it is so easy to obtain salvation is because it cost God so much. The Cross is the point where God and sinful man merge with a crash and the way to life is opened — but the crash is on the heart of God.

So many people, when the Gospel is shared with them, ask how a loving God could send someone to hell. The answer: HE DOES NOT! Our MOST LOVING God made the WAY so that not one person EVER has to end up in hell and the lake that burns with fire continually! The CHOICE, however, is NOT God's, but OURS! HE said that 'whosoever will'  BELIEVE and RECEIVE the SON as Lord and Saviour will have HEAVEN as their home when they leave this earth and NOT hell! What choice have YOU made? To NOT choose JESUS IS to choose hell. Make the WISE choice, the LIFE choice, TODAY! For today is the day of salvation! you may not have tomorrow to decide! Why put it off? Is there any reason that you cannot receive the precious gift of eternal LIFE right now? Pray this prayer with me now, with your whole heart:

Almighty God, I am a sinner. I believe that Jesus Christ came to this earth, died on the cross for me, was raised from the dead, and is now seated at Your right hand. I accept and receive Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour and I invite Him to come into my heart and become Lord over my life. I thank You now Father, for welcoming me into Your family. You are my Father. I am Your child. Jesus is my Lord! Amen.

NOW you have HEAVEN as your future home and the ANSWER to share with others! Let's get this message of LIFE out to everyone we know, and those we don't! AMEN! Here are Hillsong Kids with "Heaven Is Our Home":

Shalom in Him!