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was never guilty of any wrong action blood was shed for the remission of your
myself. But on my account lives have sins. He has been raised from among the
Ibeen lost, trains have been wrecked, dead and is now seated on the right hand of
ships have gone down at sea, cities have the throne of the Majesty in the Heavens.
burned, battles have been lost, and You may have heard the Gospel message
governments have failed. over and over again. Even now the
I never struck a blow or spoke an unkind Saviour's invitation: "Come unto Me…" is
word, but because of me homes have been ringing in your ears. You do not intend to be
broken up, friends have grown cold, the eternally lost, and certainly expect to be
laughter of children has ceased, wives saved some day. But I am holding you back.
have shed bitter tears, brothers and sisters I am preventing you from definitely
have been forgotten, and fathers and deciding to receive the Lord Jesus Christ
mothers have gone broken-hearted to their as your personal Saviour. If I continue to do
graves. so until the Messenger of Death calls, it will
I have never intended evil, yet through me, be forever too late for you to be saved - you
talent and genius have come to nought, will perish!
courtesy and kindness have failed, and the It remains to be seen whether or not you are
promise of success and happiness has going to break the hold which I have upon
yielded sorrow and disaster. you. After hearing my honest confession,
I have no colour except darkness, no and listening to my faithful warning, are
sound but silence, no cause for being, no you going to remain negligent? There is
progeny except grief and disaster. only one way by which I may be overcome;
You may not instantly know my name, but that is by immediate, definite action. The
you are surely personally acquainted with power and opportunity are yours. ACT
me. NOW! “How shall we escape, if we neglect
My name is NEGLECT!!! so great salvation; which at the first began
My name is NEGLECT!!!
In addition to all the above, I confess that I to be spoken by the Lord, and was
may, even now, be causing you to refrain confirmed unto us by them that heard Him"
from activity in the most important thing in (Hebrews 2:3).
your life - the salvation of your precious "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou
soul! knowest not what a day may bring forth"
The Lord Jesus Christ has finished the (Proverbs 27:1).
work necessary for your salvation on "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold,
Calvary's Cross. The judgment due to you now is the day of salvation"
was poured out upon Him. His precious (2 Corinthians 6:2). [Emergency Post]
SELFSUG en die duiwel is ‘n Siamese sodat jy die kosbaarste geskenk kan
tweeling. Daarom is dit nie in jou mag om ontvang: die Ewige Lewe!
jou van selfsug los te maak nie. Maar - Oorgeneem
Christus het selfsug die nekslag toegedien “Omdat julle kinders van God is en Hy julle
toe Hy sy alles gegee het… Nét in Christus liefhet, moet julle Sy voorbeeld volg. Lewe
is ons oorwinnaars oor selfsug. in liefde, soos Christus ons ook liefgehad
Gee eers jouself weg - aan Christus en om ons ontwil Sy lewe as ‘n offergawe
natuurlik. En dan begin gee jy van die res. gegee het, ja, 'n offer wat vir God aan-
Gee van jou geld. Vir die kerk. Vir neemlik was. Soos dit gelowiges betaam,
bedieninge. Vir instansies wat minder- moet daar van ontug, onsedelikheid in
bevoorregte mense dien. Daar is nie net enige vorm, of gierigheid onder julle selfs
dowes en blindes nie. Daar word ook geen sprake wees nie. Growwe, ligsinnige
omgesien na bejaardes, kinders, sere- of vuil praatjies pas nie by julle nie; nee,
braalgestremdes, alkoholiste, prostitute… dank aan God pas by julle. Dit moet julle
Word ‘n gee-mens. Dán is jy 'n Christus- goed besef: iemand wat ontug pleeg,
mens. Wat nie net geld gee nie. Ook onsedelik lewe of 'n gierigaard is - want
belangstelling, komplimente, hulp, vergif- gierigheid is afgodery - het nie deel aan die
nis, meegevoel, erkenning, liefde. koninkryk van Christus en van God nie”
GEE. En nie net sal ander ook vir jou gee (Efesiërs 5:1-5).
nie. God sal steeds vir jou Sy goeie gawes “MOENIE DIE DUIWEL VATKANS GEE
gee…Want Hy het reeds Sy Seun gegee NIE!” (Efesiërs. 4:27).
