People all over the world are broken hearted and in despair. Can we, as Christians, present the answer to them, ie…. Jesus Christ and Him Crucified????
You know maybe we can…….. If we would smile instead of snarl……. If we could somehow put ourselves in their place (we all have been) instead of looking down on them and making them feel like second class humans…… If perhaps we could give a little more than we take; fix a few more than we break; and realize that in their eternity, we have a stake…..
If only you and I could learn to take the words of Jesus seriously when He said to love your neighbor as yourself…. Maybe therein lies part of the problem; maybe you do not see how greatly valuable YOU are in His eyes and His heart… He died on the Cross for you and would have if you were to be the only one…. But you weren’t the only one… Jesus died for every sinful, twisted, warped, perverted, depressed soul in the world; you and I included. Should that not cause us to look at people differently? Tell me…
Sin has done and is doing its deal level best to destroy this world and all of us in it… I can only hope and believe that Jesus will mature His church and teach us the true meaning of His awesome and great love…
They are out there; those who by dust of the Earth are a part of us. They are hurting. They are crying; believe me. And you and I often pass by them every day and seldom offer so much as a friendly smile let alone the message of Jesus… Help me o God… I repent for failing you. Please give me your Mercy and Grace to make a difference somehow, in this world of sin, today…
I LOVE YOU JESUS…. please forgive me for not often showing it……..
Well stated. It seems that all to often, withing Christianity, that people lose sight on the fact that love for God and man is the reason why we do what we do. Love is why He did what He did.
Along with that we can sometimes forget what love truly is. Often it’s identified as a sappy, soft, mushy emotion but in reality love is strong enough to tell the truth about eternity to a lost sinner.
I guess we have to ask ourselves; do we love enough to tell a lost soul that, without redemption, he is bound for an eternity in hell. Do we love them enough to speak the truth. Or do we take the easy way out and give them a big hug and tell them that they are fine.
Thanks again,
Jim
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