​Speaking The Truth | Intimacy With Christ | Richard Wafford

2 Corinthians 3:12 “Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech.”
 
We live in a world clouded by lies and deception. We’ve been taught these lies and deceptions since childhood, and we readily believe them because of the blindness of our hearts. We’ve been so ingrained in sin, and sin is so ingrained in us that it is impossible to separate from it. Except for the power of God, we would have been eternally and hopelessly lost. Only the blood of Christ can separate us from and remove the sin that has been so ingrained within us through a miraculous new birth. 
 
Since your eyes have been opened by the Holy Spirit, who gave you a new heart and a new Spirit, you have no choice but to share this truth with those around you. Withholding the hope you have in Christ is the worst sin against humanity one could ever commit. To sinners, the hope is clear: repent and believe, or suffer throughout eternity. The message of hope for the noncommitted Christian is clear: when you live in a lukewarm state, God will vomit you out of His mouth. So, the likelihood of God saying, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant,” will be very slim. Preach the truth loud and clear; the message is summed up in one word: “Hope.” ~ Richard
 
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Many of these lessons are in my new devotional book, “Warrior of the Cross, 40 Day Discipleship Challenge & Journal.”