The Son of Man, JESUS, came to seek and save the lost. That means He came for everyone who's ever been born, because we're all lost.
Some of us may not know we're lost. We have life pretty well together. We have good jobs, a substantial financial portfolio, solid relationships with the important people in our lives, we may even have "a form of godliness" that we think is sufficient to gain us access to Heaven.
Many of us are deluded. We are measuring ourselves by the world's standard. We may not be among the 62 ultra wealthy people who control the preponderance of the world's assets, but we are among the small percentage who enjoy a level of financial acumen to allow ourselves quite comfortable lifestyles.
We see as the world sees. We mistake the comfort and ease of our lives
with blessings from God; we fail to grasp that some of His most highly
favored saints live in poverty and suffer persecution.
We cannot apprehend the reality that those who hold fast to Him under duress possess a favor that those who are comfortable and secure cannot begin to fathom.
All mankind is lost, and our precious SAVIOR has come to seek and save all of us, but many have accepted easy grace--grace without sacrifice.
What have you given up for JESUS? What have I given up for the LORD?
If we're honest with ourselves, most Western Christians will answer, "Not much." Perhaps we would have to say, "I have given up nothing for the sake of my faith."
We're rich. We're comfortable. We're free from persecution.
Should we disdain the good life? Perhaps HE doesn't expect us to abandon our security by going to a part of the world where we could witness to terrorists who would execute us for our faith.
Perhaps HE would simply have us to open our purses a bit further and give generously to our Christian brothers who suffer for their faith.
Perhaps HE would have us to be aware that although our nation has been generous to muslim refugees, it has not opened our borders to Christian refugees. Perhaps HE would have us to use our influence to change that dire circumstance.
JESUS has come to seek and save the lost...are we who profess faith in HIM facilitating HIS endeavor?
We cannot apprehend the reality that those who hold fast to Him under duress possess a favor that those who are comfortable and secure cannot begin to fathom.
All mankind is lost, and our precious SAVIOR has come to seek and save all of us, but many have accepted easy grace--grace without sacrifice.
What have you given up for JESUS? What have I given up for the LORD?
If we're honest with ourselves, most Western Christians will answer, "Not much." Perhaps we would have to say, "I have given up nothing for the sake of my faith."
We're rich. We're comfortable. We're free from persecution.
Should we disdain the good life? Perhaps HE doesn't expect us to abandon our security by going to a part of the world where we could witness to terrorists who would execute us for our faith.
Perhaps HE would simply have us to open our purses a bit further and give generously to our Christian brothers who suffer for their faith.
Perhaps HE would have us to be aware that although our nation has been generous to muslim refugees, it has not opened our borders to Christian refugees. Perhaps HE would have us to use our influence to change that dire circumstance.
JESUS has come to seek and save the lost...are we who profess faith in HIM facilitating HIS endeavor?
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