MORNING MANNA 1-25-23
THE WORST THING
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God”- Rom. 3:23
I wonder how many times people have said, “This is the worst thing that could have happened”. Really? Do you even know what the worst thing is? For most people the worst thing is thought to be suffering of some sort. But that isn’t the worst thing. It might be the most painful thing you have ever experienced, but that doesn’t make it the worst thing that could have happened. Believe it or not, sometimes that’s the best thing that could have happened because it made you aware of your need of God. So the thing that hurt you most helped you most. The worst thing led you to the best thing!
The fact is, sin is much worse than suffering. It is the worst thing you could do. Jesus suffered, but He never sinned. Since sin is an offense against God who is holy there is no doubt that it is the worst thing anyone can do. However it is not the worst thing that could happen. Many people have sinned, but they were forgiven and restored. Their sin was the worst thing they could have done, but there is something worse.
The worst thing that can happen, which comes from the worst thing you could do, is to be separated from God forever– that is hell. If you’ve never received Christ as your Lord and Savior you need to think about that. The very worst thing you could do is to sin by rejecting Christ. That leads to the worst possible thing that could happen to you.
The most foolish thing you could do is to do the worst possible thing by rejecting Christ. That leads to the worst possible thing which is being rejected by Him– eternally separated from Him in a devil’s hell. The best possible thing that could happen to anyone is to be saved – to have eternal life, and that could happen to you. – “.. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved….” Acts 16:32. -HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
