2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36
We’re told that Zedekiah became stiff-necked and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord. What we are not told is why? Don’t you often wonder why people will not turn to the Lord? I mean, life in Christ is so very wonderful! Why would anyone reject it? I would love to find a large sampling of non-Christians to survey. It would be enlightening to find out their reasons for rejecting God’s gracious offer of a life filled with blessings, free from the bondage of sin, filled with His forgiveness and the removal of guilt, only to be followed up with eternal life in a place that defies our imagination. How could any logical, right-thinking individual turn this down?! What causes people to reject the greatest gift that could possibly be offered? Is it a lack of understanding? Perhaps it is misinformation? I’ve heard the expression that we may be the only Bible some will ever read. If that’s true, and I suspect that it is, are we presenting an accurate rendition? Is our life demonstrating the fantastic gift God has given in all its glory? Or, are we presenting a picture of legalistic bondage? Grace or bondage, which will it be?
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