“Christ
Jesus Came Into The World To Save Sinners” –
And
I
Am The Worst Of Them All.
Scripture
1
Timothy 1
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.
17 All
honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the
unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen.
Observation
When
I am praying and thinking about family members that are still living
like they have never heard of Jesus Christ or His claim on their
lives I remind myself that if God saved and changed me then God can
save and change anybody!
He
can surely turn my family members around and save them just like He
saved me.
I
never pursued God. God pursued and caught me! I look back on my life
before I trusted Christ as my Lord and Savior and I was a mess.
I
am still broken. I am still a sinner. But God has rescued me from
myself and from an empty life and He has given me a life full of
purpose and meaning .
I
hate to think about what my life would have been like without Christ.
And
that is why I continue to pray for my family asking God to change the
direction of their lives and I will never stop praying for them.
If
you are a follower of Christ then I think you understand exactly what
I am saying!
How
about you? Are you tired of living the empty life?
Application
I
will continue to pray for my family and I will never give up! How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for saving me. Thank You for saving me from a life
of emptiness and destruction. Thank You for giving me purpose and
meaning for each day of my life. I pray for my family. I thank You
for each one of them. I realize how important it is to pray for them
and never give up on them. One day they will call you Lord. One day
they will make the decision to turn their lives around in Your
direction and follow You. Protect them until they do. Pursue them
Lord. Please do whatever it takes to get them to make that U-turn and
recognize Jesus as Lord and Savior. For their sake … do whatever it
takes!
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 1,2,3,4
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