Many of the joys of life depend upon a mixture of extremes — pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow, discomfort and comfort. We even see this in the Bible and the gospel. Before we can accept God’s mercy, we must accept that we deserve only His condemnation. The gospel does not make good men better, it saves the unsavable. It is sweet, but first it is sour. The truth sets men free, but first it makes them mad. It wounds, then heals. It tears, then binds up. It is sweet in the mouth and bitter in the stomach.
How willing are you to say hard things to soften hard hearts? God’s Word can be bitter, but it is also sweet. Jesus has the keys to Death and Hades and gives these gospel keys us. But will we use them? Listen as we examine Revelation 10 and consider our calling to share the gospel boldly.
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