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Christ Jesus Came Into The World
To Save Sinners’ –
And I Am The Worst Of Them All.
I
had the opportunity over the weekend to go to breakfast with a great group of
guys that I went to Hillsborough High School with! It was an honor to be with
them.
These
guys knew me before I yielded my life to Jesus Christ. What I remember about my
life in high school and what they probably remembered about me totally fits
Paul’s saying about himself when he said, “Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners” – and I am the worst of them all. I hope after being with the
guys this Saturday they can also realize that if God can change Eddy Williams
then God and change and transform anybody, including them.
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Scripture
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15 This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it:
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.
16 But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.
Observation
I
had the opportunity over the weekend to go to breakfast with a great group of
guys that I went to Hillsborough High School with! It was an honor to be with
them.
These
guys knew me before I yielded my life to Jesus Christ. What I remember about my
life in high school and what they probably remembered about me totally fits
Paul’s saying about himself when he said, “Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners” – and I am the worst of them all.
I
hope after being with the guys this Saturday they can also realize that if God
can change Eddy Williams then God and change and transform anybody, including
them.
It
is not good people that go to Heaven and it is not bad people that go to Hell.
It is forgiven people that go to Heaven. It is un-forgiven people that go to
Hell.
No
matter what you and I have done in our past. No matter how bad or rotten we are
now or were, God can save us and change us.
What
changed my life a year after graduating from high school was being introduced
to the Good News of Jesus Christ. At 19 years of age I heard the Good News that
God loved sinners. Someone shared with me that I needed to change the direction
of my life of sin and selfish living and turn to God. He shared that I needed
to surrender my life to Jesus Christ. It made sense to me.
I
can remember the emptiness in my life back then even though I was trying to
fill it with all kinds of stuff. It is
true, what I have heard people say, “that there is a void, and empty spot in
our lives that only God can fill”.
I
remember praying and asking Jesus Christ to forgive me of my sins. I asked Him
to be Lord of my life and that was 45 years ago.
I
don’t have to tell you that I am not perfect. Kathy, my children, and those
closest to me can tell you that I am still a sinner. I am saved by God’s grace.
God loves me. He has my back. God is on my side. He has given me what I don’t
deserve. I have a personal relationship with Him and He has given me Eternal
Life.
So
what will it take for you to become like me – a sinner saved by God’s grace?
Talk
to God.
Let
God know that you believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for you. Today
change the direction of your life and ask God to forgive you of your sins. Ask
Him to save you. Ask God to give you Eternal Life.
Then
let me and others know about your decision and get yourself into a church where
you can grow in your new faith!
I
would love for you to sit with Kathy and I in the 10 am worship service at
Christ Fellowship Church this Sunday!
Application
I
am praying for all of my high school buddies right now.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I don’t deserve Your mercy and Your grace. I am a sinner. It hurts me
to look back and think about the things that I have done. I am so glad that I
am forgiven of those horrible things. You have forgiven all of my sins and Your
Word says that my sins are forgiven as far as the East is from the West. (Psalm
103:12)
I
pray for my high school friends. I pray that each one of them would have
the opportunity and have the power to understand, as all God’s people should,
how wide, how long, how high, and how deep Your love is. (Ephesians 3:18)
Daily Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 1,2,3,4
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