Adults are used to things being complicated. If something is not complicated, we tend to make it so. But the Good News of Jesus Christ was never meant to be complicated. This week Luis Palau shares eye-opening insights about the sheer simplicity of the Good News. Listen in! You will find refreshing hope and encouragement for your own faith walk, as well as ways to reach your world with the simple Gospel truth.
"I don’t understand it," a young man once said to me. He told me he attends church every Sunday, partakes of holy Communion, participates in confession, and he does a bunch of other religious activities. Then he said, "But I have no assurance of eternal life!"
Unfortunately, millions of people are just like him. They are trusting in their own efforts - particularly religious rituals - for salvation. From the moment Adam disobeyed God in the garden, man has sought his own way to cover his sin and cleanse his conscience. We human beings are DOERS. In John 6:28 the people asked Jesus: "What must we DO to do the WORKS God requires?" And He responded in the next verse: "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."
It sounds so simple, doesn’t it? To just believe? But that’s why the Good News is such good news! God is gracious and merciful. He will never accept any of your own efforts as payment for your sin. Your works will never be enough. God accepts only the blood of His perfect son Jesus Christ. Do you believe this Good News? If you want to DO something, it truly is all you need to do - believe on the Lord Jesus Christ today!
A Stanford University professor once challenged me. He said, "Palau, how can you go to country after country where people have so many economic and social problems and preach the resurrected Christ? Can’t you do something more practical for them?"
I told him there isn’t a better way to help them! The people of this world create the problems of this world. And if we can lead people to Christ, positive and practical changes will begin to happen. Do you believe that? It’s true! The Bible says that if you know and follow Jesus Christ, you have the spirit of the living God within you. First John 4:4 states, "He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." That means that by the grace of God and the presence of His Holy Spirit within you, you are a changed person! And changed people change our world.
It is important to serve the people around us. But nothing makes for lasting change without the Good News of Jesus Christ. So, as you Reach Your World by SHOWING the love of Jesus Christ, remember what’s most important is SHARING the love of Jesus Christ! Tell someone the Good News today.
You don’t have to rely on your own strength when sharing your faith. In "The Master Key: Christ in You the Hope of Glory," you’ll be encouraged, challenged, & empowered to share your faith as you lean on God’s strength."
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This week Luis encourages all of us to embrace the grace we’ve been given, and then step out in boldness to share it with others. It’s easy to get caught up in our sin, and let that hold us back. Satan would love that! But God wants to redeem us, so He can use us mightily. You will be challenged and inspired to move forward as a forgiven sinner, serving the Living God.
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