Praying our LORD place an unsaved soul in our paths today that we all would have the great privilege of sharing the gospel message with him or her.  What is that message?  “. . . how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:”  What a wonder.  What a story.  What a Saviour!

As I wrote this for my face book page I couldn’t get past the gut-wrenching, overwhelming urge to cry out, “Why?”

Why?  You may be saying to yourself.  If you’re a pastor; a preacher of Christ and Him crucified, why are you saying WHY?

Because my feelings get in the way.  I can’t imagine sacrificing my son for those who love me; those whom I have the utmost respect and honor.  Yet my LORD sacrificed His Son for those who hated Him and despised Him.  I can’t imagine allowing any pain to be inflicted on my boy for the sins of those I hold in the highest regard yet God gave His Son to a lost and dying world that spat in His face and beat Him into a bloody mass of humanity.

I think on these things and I ask why.  Then I turn to His Word.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” [John 3:16]

I am a part of that world He so loved.  And He loved me before I loved Him.  He loved me when I was one of those who spat upon Him and beat Him.  He loved me.

“We love him, because he first loved us.” [1 John 4:19]

Because of the Father’s love for lost humanity I can love Him.  This love is not a creation of my own, something to be conjured up or initiated by me.  My love for the Father is in response to His love for me.  He loves me.  He really loves me!

What can I do to keep this love?  Nothing

What can I do to make this love better?  Nothing

What can I do to hold on to this love?  Nothing

The question rather should be . . . what do I do in response to His love?  Love Him.

Love Him?  You may say, “I do love Him.”  Great, then you’re talking to Him daily in prayer.  And you’re reading His Word daily to learn more about this Saviour and Creator and King that loves you so much.  You are living a life that is unquestionably for Him and Him alone and you’re telling everyone you come in contact with the great things about what God’s Word says and how He has impacted your life and how He can and will save them from their sins if they will believe . . .

“. . . how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:” [1 Corinthians 15:3b-4]

Oh . . . now you see why I ask why.

There have been days that I’ve not been the follower of Christ that I should be and I’ve left out those things that I should have done for my Saviour yet He loves me anyway.  He loves me anyway.

The Holy Bible, the Word, His Scriptures tell me that my feelings are not what matters here.  What matters are His promises.  What do His promises say to you? Are they worth sharing with others or do your feelings say, “Forget it, it’s not worth it, it won’t work.”  The choices we make are our own but their impact can affect the world.  Who’s eternity can you have an impact on today?