Found in the Arc

August 26
Some religions have gained adherents through conquest. Some have gained them through quiet appeal to the sense of the serene for which man yearns. Christianity has been boldly proclaimed by people who have met the Living Christ, have a personal relationship with Him and have a profound longing within them to share the blessing they have received by God’s grace with everyone they meet.

Believers in Christ know they have been admonished by the Lord to do this; after all, they have Jesus’ own directive to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature,” Mark 16:15. And they know they are not tasked with accomplishing this amazing feat on their own. The Lord has promised His help in achieving the work.

So for over 2000 years, the faithful have been proclaiming Christ in their neighborhoods, in their institutions of higher learning, in their hospitals, and on the mission field. They reach out with Christ’s hands extended to help supply the needs of the poor, of the sick, of the oppressed, of the perishing. And they know they are not laboring for their own glory or for their own kingdom, but for the Lord’s.

They know, “All authority has been given to Me (Jesus) in heaven and on earth; therefore, go into all the world and make disciples of every creature…as I have commanded you, and surely, I am with you, even to the end of the age,” Matthew 28:18-20. When Jesus returns, many will be found in the Arc of Safety because He has empowered those who witness of Him to reach the lost with His gospel of love and salvation.