Christ, The Great Divide

Christ, The Great Divide

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

Psalm 1:6

What makes the difference between a ‘righteous’ and an ‘unrighteous’ person? Is it that the ‘righteous’ person is just better? Is it that they are somehow superior to all those ‘lowlifes?’ No, not at all. No ‘righteous’ person can take any credit whatsoever for his ‘righteousness.’ Our text today does make a clear distinction. It says, ‘For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.’ To say that the Lord knows the way of the ‘righteous,’ is to say that He recognizes it, or acknowledges, or approves of it. By contrast, the end result of the way of the ungodly is that he ‘perishes,’ or is cast away, utterly separated from God. What makes the difference? Christ. Christ is the Great Divide of Humanity. We are either in Christ or out of Christ, saved or lost, accepted or rejected, approved or disapproved. It is healthy for us to take stock today of where we are, in relation to Christ. Am I today in Christ or out of Christ? Have I embraced Him as He is freely offered to me in the Gospel, or have I, thus far, refused? We have, for the last little while, demonstrated the sharp contrast between those in Christ, and those out of Christ. Once again, we want to make this Gospel appeal. ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved.’ He ‘knows the way of the righteous.’ Believe, and receive from Him the imputed righteousness which will keep you from perishing. Christ is here to receive you. Make no delay.  Enter in to that loving relationship with Him that shall never end.

Our most Holy and Wise God,
we rejoice that You have provided the means, whereby,
we may no longer continue in our unrighteousness.
We look to Christ, Our Righteousness, and rejoice in all He brings to us.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning