Wilt Thou Go With This Man?

He] did no sin” (1 Peter 2:22), He “knew no sin” (2 Corinthians 5:21), and “in Him is no sin” (1 John 3:5). These words were even spoken by a thief, who was crucified on a cross beside Christ’s! Why was the Lord Jesus on that cross if He had done not one thing wrong? Friend, He was there for your sins, and so we read … “This Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God” Hebrews 10:12 At Calvary, the sinless Christ “bare our sins in His own body on the tree” (1 Peter 2:24). On the cross Christ died for our sins … died for the ungodly … died for us (1 Corinthians 15:3, Romans 5:6,8). He “gave Himself a ransom for all” (1 Timothy 2:6). We are told so plainly in 1 Peter 3:18 that “Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.” Isaiah 53:5 says, “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities.” The Lord Jesus was buried, and rose again the third day and then as our verse told us, He “sat down” simply because His work on the cross was complete, as He said Himself—“It is finished” (John 19:30). “This Man receiveth sinners” Luke 15:2 Friend, is the sacrifice of the Son of God in your place at Calvary enough for you? Could you trust the Lord Jesus as your Saviour, safe in the knowledge that “the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:7)? The religious hated Christ when He was here on earth and sought to mock Him as the Man who receives sinners, but in their mockery they only brought out the lovely truth about the Lord Jesus—He is a waiting, willing, and able Saviour for any who will come. He said, “him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). Again His invitation went forth: “come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). The Scriptures say, “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36). “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:31). “Wilt thou go with This Man?” Genesis 24:58 Dear reader, I wish to come down to the most important question you shall ever answer—wilt thou go with This Man? Or as it was put by Pilate, “What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?” (Matthew 27:22). It is the most important question because it has the most important consequences; what you do with Christ will determine where you will spend the great never-ending eternity. Where are you bound—heaven or hell? The Lord Jesus said, “I go My way, and ye shall seek Me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come” (John 8:21). We all have an endless eternity to face, the choice is yours—Wilt thou go with This Man?