It is obedience to the word of the living God that brings men into close relationship with Christ. Today he is saying, as he said to the Jewish people, Oh that "thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace"! And soon will be heard the irrevocable sentence, "But now they are hid from thine eyes." He said, again, as he wept over the devoted city: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not." It was not that the Jewish people could not receive Christ; they would not. Thus it will be with many in our day.

Det er lydighed til den levende Guds Ord der bringer mennesker i tæt forbindelse med Kristus. Han siger idag, hvad Han sagde til det Jødiske folk, åh "vidste blot også du på denne dag, hvad der tjener til din fred I Men nu er det skjult for dine øjne." (Luk.19,42.1 Han sagde igen det, som Han havde grædt over den hellige by: "Jerusalem, Jerusalem! du, som ihjelslår profeterne og stener dem, der er sendt til dig! hvor ofte har jeg ikke villet samle dine børn, som hønen samler kyllingerne under sine vinger! og I ville ikke." (Matt. 23, 37.1 Det var ikke det at det jødiske folk ikke kunne modtage Kristus, de ville ikke. Således vil det blive med mange i vores dage.