John said He came to save not condemn. Paul said it is His kindness that leads people to repentance.
If these things are true than it seems quite clear that many in the church don’t really want anybody to get saved.
There’s something about a beginning that brings hope. We all want a clean slate. We all want a fresh start, and getting one gives us joy and brings new commitments. We promise to do better and, for a while, we actually believe we can.
All around the world there are millions of people who for thousands of reasons of poverty, oppression and injustice are crying out for a Savior to come. Two thousand years ago He came incarnated in a little baby. This year He still comes, incarnated in you.
I was very late coming home that night and I could not believe what the driver in front of me was doing…
What if it isn’t safe? Does that change our responsibility? Should that change our actions?
The Bible is also something of great worth. It is a love letter from my fiance’. It is my marching orders from the Supreme Commander. It is an instruction manual for how I can put my life back together. It is the promise of a better future.
There is something beautiful about a soul rending moment when the realization weight of our sin comes into direct contact with the depth of His love.
One of the biggest lies that it seems everybody believes:
“God is more concerned with who you are than what you do.”
We are so quick to blame Him when things go wrong. We are also just as quick to forget Him when things go right.
A huge percentage of what we do is transient. It is purposeless. There is no lasting value. Yet these little things are what we spend such a large majority of our time, thought, effort, and money on.
THE RIVER WALK 