Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 
Romans  5:1  (NKJV)

Several years ago, a rag-covered creature was captured in the jungles of Guam. Underneath the tattered clothing, long hair, and skin scars was a Japanese soldier.  Astonishment swept the island at the thought of a man hiding for twenty-five years after the war ended.  It was difficult to persuade this soldier that the war was ended.  You couldn't blame him for his unbelief, for hadn't he lived under the most miserable conditions for twenty-five long years after the war had ended on September 2, 1945?  He had lived more like an animal than a human being.  Why would he live under such frightful and appalling conditions if the war was over?


The truth is, the poor fellow and others like him who have been discovered from time to time didn't know the war was over.  I've often wondered about this man and how he felt after returning to Japan.  Do you suppose he felt sick when he thought of the horrible years of living under desperate, near-suicidal conditions, when he could have been safe comfortable at home?  Do you suppose he ever became upset to think that for twenty-five years he had been ignorant of the fact that peace had been declared between Japan and America?


Isn't this the story of man today and his ignorance of God's plan for the world?  Think of the multitudes who are wandering around in the jungles of sin, living under horrible conditions, not knowing that peace has been declared between God and man through the Lord Jesus Christ.  They don't know the message of salvation by faith alone!  They don't know that our Lord is soon to return.  They have never heard or understood the special truths for these last days.  Unbelief reigns supreme in the hearts of multitudes while ignorance keeps others from a knowledge of the Saviour.  They don't know that because of God's gift, the war is over.

What a beautiful message we have to tell the world!  A message, known as the three angels' messages, designed by God for the world in these modern times!  Thank God that you know it, and share it at every opportunity.

taken from: First Things First
June 6
by: Bob Spangler