Scripture Reference: 1Tim
2:1-7, 2Peter 3:9, John 3:16-17
Why are They Here?
Why does God have people here on earth that don’t believe in Him or don’t
know Him? He could just make everyone
believe. So, why are they here?
Most people live their life like the game of life. They make their decisions almost randomly,
like with dice or spinners. They take
life as it comes and live as if this is all there is. Do they get married? Maybe.
Do they get divorced? Maybe.
School? Sure. Buy a home? Have a Child? Buy a car or go on
a vacation? Possibly. How do you know if you win? Why, by the amount of money and stuff you
have. Or, by the amount of pleasure you’ve
found this year. Their lives amount to a
frenetic rush of entertainment and busy-ness in order to ignore the
inconvenient and terrifying truth that one day this life will be over.
Then, it happens. They
come in to work one day and the boss gives them the pink slip. Perhaps they lose their home to foreclosure. Maybe, they get arrested or sued. Or, the doctor gives that terrible
diagnosis. Or, a loved one dies. Suddenly, all that other stuff doesn’t matter
so much and they begin looking for the real meaning of it all.
Now that they are at this point… Where do they find meaning? Where can the go for truth? Hope?
Salvation?
2Peter 3:9 and 1Tim 2:4 tells us that God wants all people
to come to know him, and that he is patient, giving them a chance to know his
love.
We, as God’s people, are the very living example of this. Few of us are descended from the people of
Israel who were God’s original chosen people.
No, we are a new people who God has allowed to be added in, through the
grace of Jesus Christ. We have received
the gift of God’s patience, till we came to him, and now we need to recognize
that others receive this. We are called
to pray for the people of this world. Pray for them, love them where they are, and
share our faith in a gentle and sincere way.
One day, a time will come when they are open to hear. And God will be patient with them, just as he
was with us.
Pray for your friends, your family, your neighbors, your
coworkers. Don’t be afraid, don’t be
selfish, and don’t fall for the lie that anything else, other than Jesus Christ
can save them. Be there for them, love
them, and earn the right to share your story with them.
Pastor Rodger
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