are you keeping people from being saved?

Romans 3:25 (NLT) --- For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,

Without Jesus we are lost. If Jesus didn't die for our sins, there would be no hope, no way to heaven and no forgiveness of our sin. It is through the blood of Jesus that we are saved and given life from God.

This morning I read some of Dave Ohlerking's book "It's All About the Blood of Jesus" and was blown away by this thought:

Consider this. We who name the name of Jesus are the only ones who can stop Golgotha's saving flow from reaching the hurting needing world.

The devil cannot. Hostile laws cannot.

No barrier can stop it - except the silence and unwillingness of the Body of Christ. (page 22)

Dave was talking about the fact that when we don't talk about Jesus and tell people that He can save them that we stop the flow of Jesus's hope to a hurting world. Have you done that? I have, and it hurts. The body of Christ is the church, the people who are God's kids. That is you and me who know Jesus.

We must be people willing to share and unwilling to keep silent about what Jesus has done for you. Think about it. Are you stopping people from being saved?

1 Peter 3:15 (NASB) --- but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;

Comments

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

Michael Harrison's e-devotion

Search This Blog