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Not long ago our son, Brad, and a young lady friend of his had an RDT. It sounds like an injection or a bug spray, but it actually had to do with what was going on between them. You see, men and women and the college they attend, often have an RDT with someone, and I guess history does repeat itself. I had one with Karen one night over thirty years ago! I said, "Karen, I'm sick of having just a brother/sister relationship, I want it to be more." Well, after she picked herself up off the floor, she began to get my drift and we've been married now for over thirty years! Whenever a man or woman at Brad's school wants to figure out what a relationship is, it's RDT time. That's when you find out - is this a friendship or are we dating or are we going steady, or is this a possible marriage situation? There comes a time when you need to know where you stand! Oh, and what is an RDT? Relationship Definition Time.
Well, I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A WORD WITH YOU today about THE RDT THAT DECIDES IT ALL.
It may be RDT time for you, in the most important relationship of all. Jesus Christ calls for you and Him to have a Relationship Definition Time. Our word for today from the Word of God comes from II Corinthians 13:5, "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover that (you) have not failed the test." Well, you know about Jesus, you like Jesus, maybe you agree with Jesus, maybe you try to love like Jesus would want you to, and that's very good. . . but have you ever made The Savior, your Savior and made your lifetime commitment to Him?
When it comes to getting things really settled with Jesus Christ, once and for all, many of us are like those planes that keep circling the airport - we're close, but we've never landed. You're looking down on that cross where God's one and only Son is dying to pay your sin bill with God. You know that's where you'll finally get the sins of a lifetime erased from God's book. You know that's where you can find the greatest love of all, but maybe you've never really landed?
John 3:36, "Whoever believes in the Son has Eternal Life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see Life, for God's wrath remains on him." The New Testament makes it clear that believing in Jesus is telling Him you're putting your total trust in what He did on the cross for you as your only hope of knowing God, or going to Heaven. Now, if you've never done that with Jesus, you've haven't believed in Him. There's only one other relationship option, according to Jesus, rejecting the Son of God. No matter how politely, or religiously you do it, not to believe is to reject, not to decide, is to decide. The Roman Governor who tried Jesus unknowingly asked the question that decides each persons Eternity, "What should I do then with Jesus who is called Christ?" It's time for you to answer that question. It's Relationship Definition Time.
You've been a seeker long enough haven't you? Isn't it time to be a finder? You've circled long enough, isn't it time to land? The Savior is waiting one more time, if you're ready to finally get this settled, tell Him, right now, "Lord, you are my only hope of having my sins erased from God's book, of ever having a relationship with my Creator, of going to Heaven. I believe you died for me, and beginning right now, I want to belong to you." You've been getting acquainted with Jesus, you've been getting closer to Jesus, but today it's Relationship Definition Time. In the words of the old Gospel song, "What will you do with Jesus, neutral you cannot be, for some day your heart will be asking, what will He do with me?"
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Last Update: 03/19/1997