She Said "Yes"

It is popular as of this writing for grooms-to-be to let their friends know on the social network that the wedding is ON by posting a picture and proclaiming “she said ‘yes.’” Truth-be-told God has been courting many today with the Gospel message of Jesus Christ, wooing His people through the Holy Spirit. While pastors preach for a positive response to the Gospel every week, many followers of Jesus get the opportunity to share the Good News of God throughout the week in love and good deeds, and sometimes with words. The message called the Gospel or Good News contains Good News and Bad News. It starts with the Bad News of the obvious, we are all sinners. I have never had a person have a problem acknowledging that one. People know that they are not perfect no matter whose standards they use. However, folks aren’t ready to admit that there is justice and judgment coming for personal sin, even though in the back of their minds they can feel it. There is a reason for that feeling. God has hidden eternity in our hearts, and he has given man a conscience. But mostly, man rejects the Gospel, because he is unwilling to change. He does not want to die to self to live for another, even if that new life has a promise of eternity and abundance. The old ways, the old man is hard to turn from. Nevertheless, the God who sent His One and Only Son to die for the ungodly pursues such men. This is a demonstration of His great love. He has no strings attached, just turn from sin and turn to Him trusting the saving power from the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Just say “yes” to Jesus as Lord of your life.---Many will wait. They will post-pone or put off responding to Jesus. There is a danger one ought to know about this. In that moment when one is considering accepting Jesus and turning their back on the woeful ways of this world, it is none other than the Holy Spirit of God that is calling them to respond. It is a dangerous thing to reject the Holy Spirit over and over. Jesus said that whoever blasphemes the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. Listen, a person doesn’t accidentally blaspheme the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy is ultimately the rejecting of the Savior the Holy Spirit is advocating for until death. So, Jesus warns of the danger of persistently rejecting the convicting power of the Holy Spirit by not responding to the Good News of God.---The best thing a person can do when feeling the prompting of the Holy Spirit: just say “yes.”