The Gift Of God
The greatest gift ever given was Jesus Christ. God sent His only Son to suffer, bleed and die on a cruel cross for guilty sinners like us. Jesus willingly laid down His life. He was obedient unto death, even death on the cross. Jesus, the sinless Son of God took the punishment that you and I deserve. We have all sinned against God, yet while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. God offers eternal life to each and every person who repents and puts their trust in Jesus.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16). This is the greatest gift of all time. The Just for the unjust. The innocent for the guilty. This is the great exchange. Jesus takes your sins and gives you His righteousness, if you surrender your life fully and completely to Him. Salvation is a gift of God, but you must receive this most amazing gift and you receive it through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ the Lord. There is no other gift like it. Jesus Christ is the only Savior. He is worthy of all praise, honor and glory.
I want to talk later on about Jesus Christ because the gift of salvation is the most wonderful gift you can ever receive. We are talking about eternal life. But before I talk more about that, I want to also talk about the general gifts from God. The great Creator God gives you every breath that you take. You breath God’s air. You drink His water and you eat food that is grown on His earth.
Love Your Enemies
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust (Matthew 5:44-45). The general mercy of God is for all of His creatures. Every day you are still alive, is a gift from God.
Listen to what Ecclesiastes 5:13-19 says: There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. As he came forth of his mother’s womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? All his days also he eats in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he takes under the sun all the days of his life, which God gives him: for it is his portion. Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Good Labor Is A Gift Of God
For you to eat, drink and enjoy your good labor is a gift of God. Couple of things I want to point out. These verses talked about good labor. It’s not talking about stealing, unscrupulous business dealings and the verses sure aren’t talking about working for a murder mill like Planned Parenthood. As long as you work here, you are not participating in good labor. Planned Parenthood is an evil organization that needs to be shut down along with every other baby killing, abortion mill in America.
The shedding of innocent blood is an abomination to God. You will never have peace and quiet as long as you work for this abominable company. We plead with you today to come out of the darkness and into the light. I have friends in the health care industry. If anyone in this place still has a conscience that hasn’t been seared over, I plead with you to come out of there right now. Come out and I will do all that I can to get you a job somewhere else. You can get a good job that truly is a gift of God where you can enjoy what you eat and drink and the labor of your hands.
These verses also point out that to eat, drink and good labor is a gift of God. Every time a baby is killed in the womb, you are depriving that child of growing up and enjoying this gift of God. You are depriving a child of the gift of God that only God can bestow upon that child. It should trouble you that you are going against God. You are standing against God. Doesn’t it bother you that you are being anti-Christ? You will not be able to plead ignorance on Judgment Day.
Worse Punishment
I truly believe your eternal punishment will be worse than many because killing a little baby in the womb is the worst crime committed in our nation and around the world. It used to be that people had enough sense to at least be ashamed of having an abortion, but nowadays people run around loud and proud – wearing t-shirts that say I’m Proud Of My Abortion. This is a most heinous crime and it is a great stench in the nostrils of almighty God.
Instead of being proud of killing tiny little babies, you should be mortified. You should weep over your sins. You should repent and cry out to God for mercy, but you will not. Instead, you just keep taking advantage of His general mercy. But one day His general mercy will run out. It’s appointed unto man once to die, but after this the judgment (Hebrews 9:27).
You won’t be proud on Judgment Day that you worked for evil Planned Parenthood. No, you won’t be wearing a t-shirt that says I’m Proud of My Abortion on that great and terrible day of the Lord. You will regret ever stepping foot in this wicked place. But it will be too late on that day. You will be remorseful on that day when God reminds you of every little baby that was murdered and He will hold you accountable for them. You won’t be a swaggering God-mocker on that day when God declares you guilty of killing every single little image bearer that you had a part in murdering.
Guilty Guilty Guilty!
Make no mistake, you don’t have to be the actual doctor ripping the helpless little babies apart limb by limb to be guilty. No, you are guilty by association, just by working for this awful company. On Judgment Day you will hear those deafening words GUILTY, GUILTY, GUILTY! Then you will be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where you will suffer immensely for your horrific crimes against God. You deprived little babies from growing up and receiving the general gift of God of enjoying what they eat, drink and the good labor of their hands.
You will remember this day and every time that you ignored the warnings to flee from the wrath to come. Every time that you’ve heard the Gospel will haunt you for all of eternity. You will wish that you were dead. You will wish that you could get relief from the physical pain. But the constant reminders of the messages you rejected will be one long continuous nightmare that goes on forever. You will beg for mercy, but you will receive none. Just like you show no mercy to every little baby that is viciously torn apart, you will receive no mercy in the lake of fire and brimstone.
Not Completely Seared Over
Again, if your conscience is not completely seared over, if your heart is not hardened to the point of reprobation – to the point of no return; do not harden your heart more. Repent and turn to Jesus. Confess and forsake your sins. There is mercy available from God today. Your sins can be forgiven, even the dastardly crime of child murder. All your sins can be forgiven. God will remember them no more. In other words, He will no longer hold them against you. Every little baby that you’ve had a hand in murdering will no longer be held against you. If you confess and forsake your sins. If you truly repent and trust Jesus.
Repentance is not just being sorry for your crime. Repentance is a turning away. It starts with a change of heart and a change of mind that leads to a change of action. If God is convicting you today of your terrible state that you are in, cry out for mercy. You don’t clean yourself up for God to accept you. You admit that you are a sinner. Confess that it was wrong to work for Planned Parenthood. Cry out for God to save you.
Become A Different Person
If you truly surrender your life to Jesus, you will become a different person. You will love the God you once hated. You will hate the things you once loved. When you are born-again, you are no longer a cheer leader for abortions. Instead, you will be out here yourself standing against it. Is anyone willing to walk out of this place right now? Are you ready to stop shaking your fist at God in Heaven and fall broken at the foot of the cross of Jesus? Are you ready to repent and surrender your life to Jesus Christ the Lord?
Jesus is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. He is worthy of all praise, honor and glory. All things were made by Him and for Him. Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him (Colossians 1:12-16).
Come Out Of The Darkness
I’m pleading with you to come out of the darkness and into the light. Submit your life to Jesus Christ the Lord. He is Lord, Lord of all. He is Lord of all whether you acknowledge and recognize it or not. But salvation is of the Lord. It is the free gift from God, but you must receive it. It is offered freely, but it was a very costly gift. Jesus suffered, bled and died for wicked sinners like you and me. He rose victoriously from the grave three days later. Jesus defeated sin, death, Hell and Satan and He offers eternal life to whosoever will repent and believe the Gospel.
Is this you today? Will you come out of the darkness and into the light? You are a child of Satan’s today, you are a child of darkness. There is no light in the devil and he is not your friend. Oh he whispers in your ear, it’s a choice not a child. But you know that’s a lie. Satan is the great deceiver. He is the father of lies and in him there is no truth. Don’t continue being bound to the devil and bound to your sins.
You Can Be Set Free
Jesus came to set the captives free. You can be cleansed. Your sins can be forgiven. You can come into the light and receive life, eternal life. Turn from your sins and turn to Jesus. Surrender your life fully and completely to Him. He will take away your selfish, destructive desires and He will give you new desires. He will take away your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Become a new creature in Christ. Do this today. Don’t put it off. Walk out of this evil place right now. Repent and put your faith in Jesus. Call upon the name of Jesus and be saved. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Romans 10:13). Every child is a gift of God. Stop destroying God’s gift. Instead, receive the greatest gift of all time – salvation. Receive eternal life. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. Receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior.
(This message was lifted up in downtown Springfield, MO on May 26, 2017)