It was a busy weekend. Our church held a memorial service for a beloved Pastor who retired about 15 years ago. He was a remarkable man, and a true servant of the Lord. He had a servant's heart and was genuinely interested in the welfare of others. We celebrate his victory and envy his standing in the presence of his savior.
We frequently meet people in our daily walk who are Sunday Christians. They are right there worshiping with us on Sunday. And for the rest of the week you would be hard pressed to discern that they were believers. We also meet people who are serving the Lord for all the wrong reasons. They are either trying to elevate themselves in the church body or they think their salvation relies on their level of service. Still others will talk a good faith, but when it comes right down to it, they do not share the love for others modeled by Jesus. Sadly, it seems the shallow believers out number those with a deep faith. We need to pray for those who are missing the whole point of being a Christian. We need to ask for the Holy Spirit to open their hearts, their eyes, their ears and their minds to all that they are missing. I guess that given the preponderance of Halloween advertisements in the media of late, the visualization that comes to mind for this type of believer is a zombie. Not alive, and not dead (yet.) But first and foremost, they are not alive in Christ. Fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ know that they are saved. Not by anything they can do, rather what has already been done for them by Jesus. Christ was and still is genuinely interested in our welfare. He cares deeply about believers and nonbelievers. He charged believers with bringing more into the flock with the "Great Commission". We must grasp his principles and move forward in caring for others and sharing His love just as He loved us even to death on the cross and his marvelous resurrection. Truly, we have no one else like Him.
PRAYER: Almighty and everlasting God we have been blessed by the live, death, and resurrection of Your Son. Our Savior Jesus Christ has freed the prisoner for the death of sin. He has fought and won the battle we could never have won on our own. For this, and the multitude of other blessing You have richly poured out upon us we give You thanks. Help us to share this good news with those who remain dead in their sin, that they too may have life in Christ. This we ask in the strong name of Jesus who lives and reigns with the Father and the Spirit. One God, now and forever. Amen
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