IF YOU WERE OFFERED A REMEDY FOR A SERIOUS CONDITION, WOULD YOU TAKE IT?

SCRIPTURE:
In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death.  The 
prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord 
says:  Put your house in order, because you are going to die; 
you will not recover.”
(2 Kings 20:1)

MEDITATION:
There is question each person should consider,
“Does God condemn man, or does man condemn himself?”

In love and mercy, God offers men and women a way to escape condemnation, 
a way of salvation, and a hope and anticipation of better things. 
Man in his blindness, stupidity, stubbornness, egotism, and love of sinful 
pleasure, refuses God’s simple method of escaping the terrible fate of 
eternal banishment. 
As a result of this refusal, man condemns himself.

Suppose you were sick and went to a doctor who gave you a prescription. 
But after thinking it over, 
you decided to ignore his advice, and refuse the medicine. 
A few days later your condition was much worse 
and you returned to the doctor. 
Could you blame the doctor for your worsened condition? 
Could you hold him responsible for failing to give you a remedy? 
He gave you the prescription, he prescribed the remedy, but you refused it! 

It is the same kind of analogy with God.
God prescribes the remedy for the ills of the human race. 
That remedy is personal faith in, and commitment to, Jesus Christ. 
His remedy is to be “born again” (born into God's family).
 
If we deliberately refuse it, then we must suffer the consequences, 
and we cannot blame God. 
Is it God’s fault that we refuse the remedy?
Of course not; God is full of mercy and grace.

He wants what is best for every individual 
but He will not force us to accept His remedy.
It is our choice, 
and we can blame nobody but ourselves for making the wrong choice.

ACTION:
Many want to say that God is a myth – He is not!
Many want to say the Bible is fiction – it is not!
Many want to say that heaven doesn’t exist – it does!
Many want to say that hell doesn’t exist – it does!
Many want to say that a loving God would not condemn anyone – He doesn’t!
No, we condemn ourselves by refusing His offer to avoid eternal suffering.

Would you rather live a life believing in a loving God 
and find out at death that He doesn’t exist?
Or, would you rather live a life as if God doesn’t exist 
and find out at death that He does?
If you don’t accept His offer and He does exist, 
you will have the greatest regret you could ever imagine.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, I believe in You and Your Son, Jesus. I believe that Jesus 
died on the cross as an appeasement for my sins. I believe the Bible is true and 
it is Your Word. Father, I want to accept Your offer to escape condemnation, 
to surrender my life to Your Will, to develop a close relationship with You, 
to allow the Holy Spirit to become my guide in all that I do, to enjoy Your 
blessings, and to look forward to spending an eternity in Your presence. 
Forgive me for living only for my own sinful, selfish pleasures with no 
concern for others and no thoughts of Your existence, Your commands, and 
Your offer of salvation. Help me to have concerns for others in the same way
You have concerns for me and my eternal destiny. Teach me to pray for those 
who do not know You.”