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Romans 10:1  NLT
Dear brothers and sisters, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.

In the past week you have noticed that we have talked about our concern for people who do not follow Jesus.  That is a big deal and not only what our current series, Who’s Your One?, is all about.

I spoke with a lady yesterday that asked me not to pray for her.  It was evident in the way she responded to me that her belief in God was minimal.  She wasn’t even able to grasp why I believe in God. Pray for her.

I believe that God longs for people to come to know and follow Him.  We ought to be concerned about those who do now know Him.  Heaven is real and so is hell.  Do we care where people will be spending eternity?

God’s heart longs for people to come to know Him. So should ours.

2 Peter 3:9  NASB
The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

His promises come true.  He is still the savior.  God is the only one who can bring a person to real and abundant life. 

May we be concerned and do something about it. Spend some time asking God who the one person is you should be praying for and sharing with over the next month.  We serve a great and saving God who is concerned about us and others.
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