JESUS IS FOR EVERYONE

"This is good and pleases God our Savior, for he wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth." 1 Timothy 2:3-4

Frustrating. Annoying. Evil. Unkind. Mean-spirited. The list goes on and on of negative characteristics that people can possess, but let us not ever forget the fact that they are loved by God. They are his children and when he looks at them, he simply sees a lost child, a child who has wandered from his loving Father. God longs for them to come back to him; He aches to hold them in his arms. And dear friend, it is our responsibility to lead them back to their daddy. Today, you will be face to face with a lost child. What will be your response? Will you reach out and extend his love, or will you see their sin and be offended? A smile. An invitation to lunch. A genuine asking of, "How are you doing?" What will you extend to this child of the King? Will you tell them about your friend, Jesus?

Dear God,

Help us to see the value in each of your children. Humble us to reflect on our own sin long enough to remember the times when we wandered and were lost as well. Give us your courage and boldness to step out and reach to them with your love. Help us to rest in knowing Jesus is right with us, and He wants to do the work through us. Lord, we long to do your will and your will is that every child would come home. Let us this day, serve you! Amen and amen!