When God gives you a promise, how hard do you grasp it? How heavily do you lean on it? How much do you need it to be true? Those are the questions that this little vignette brings to our attention.
Brothers and sisters, these last three graces are resistible. You don’t have to hope, even when God gives you clear and direct promises. You can refuse to hope in the resurrection. You don’t have to accept the truth; you can choose to believe lies. You don’t have to embrace the covenant; you can reject it. These graces are resistible, and Jehoash resisted them (or partially resisted them). Yes, God saves irresistibly. But if you are truly saved, you need to accept His grace. Don’t resist it. Don’t refuse hope, covenant, and truth. They are all offered to you in Jesus Christ. If He is yours, then so are His graces. Don’t resist them; embrace them! Don’t be like Israel, who went “to judgment weighted down with mercies.” Amen.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
