Fellow Labourers-
A common excuse in vogue for all form of sins is 'We are no longer under law, but under Grace.' However, any keen bible student will know that Grace does not begin in the New Testament, but is seen throughout both testaments. When God spared Adam and Eve it was because of his grace. He delivered Lot because of his grace. So grace is not new. Please read carefully this paragraph as we come in this season of Advent.
"It is very remarkable that we face the thought that God is coming, so calmly, whereas previously peoples trembled at the day of God....We have become so accustomed to the idea of divine love and of God's coming at Christmas that we no longer feel the shiver of fear that God's coming should arouse in us. We are indifferent to the message, taking only the pleasant and agreeable out of it and forgetting the serious aspect, that the God of the world draws near to the people of our little earth and lays claim to us. The coming of God is truly not only glad tidings, but first of all frightening news for every one who has a conscience. Only when we have felt the terror of the matter, can we recognize the incomparable kindness. God comes into the very midst of evil and of death, and judges the evil in us and in the world. And by judging us, God cleanses and sanctifies us, comes to us with grace and love."
Let us be vigilant and not become complacent and loose in our thoughts and expressions. We may change but God never changes." See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise redeeming the time, because the days are evil." Ephesians 5:15-16.
Pax Vobiscum
Robert Stewart
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