Lately my life has
been surrounded by people who are passionate about sharing the Gospel with those
who are hurting, crying and dying. What is God’s heart for the lost?
I’ll tell you, the
closest and dearest thing to God’s heart is lost souls. He is not sitting up
their waiting to punish us but the burning desire of His heart is to reconcile
man/women to God. It’s God’s will that none should perish but have eternal
life.
Religion is mean
and condemning but God is love. In the heart of God is mercy. God hates sin but
He’s not repelled by the sinners; He is drawn to redeem us with the blood of
Jesus. Yesterday, I met Dr. Pool who is a Cardiac Surgeon. His testimony
touched me deeply. He’s the only doctor I know who prays for each of his
patients out loud. He’s healing the heart of his patients in more than one
ways.
I’m fully
convinced that God is speeding up the harvest all over the world. Recently I
met a young man who used to be a member of a Satanist Church right here in
Dallas. After God saved him miraculously, he began to debate with a young lady
about the Gospel. All her life she has been a Mormon. After talking back and
forth for about six months, she gave her life to the Lord. Today, they’re
happily married and can’t wait to share the love of Jesus with others. I see God
is working intensely to reconcile man to God everywhere I go.
Many Christians
look at our society and gasp at where our culture is heading. It is easy to
throw up our hands in the air and give up in despair. This is what happened to
Paul in the Bible. Once He was in a city that was so filled with idols that he
was filled with righteous indignation. Yet, before he left that city Paul’s
heart was filled with compassion; he preached the Gospel to them and many came
to know the Lord. Friend, let’s not gripe about what’s going on in our culture
instead take the time to share Christ with those who are lost. Love – conquers
all!
In the heart of
God is mercy. We too must not condemn people but show them God’s mercy. Once,
the religious leaders caught a woman in the adulterous act. They dragged that
woman to Jesus wanting his approval to stone her. I always wonder why they
didn’t condemn the man! Jesus loved the sinner and He still does. He said those
that are without sin cast the first stone. Everyone left. He was the only one
without sin qualified to cast the first stone. But He didn’t. He showed mercy,
forgave her and said, “Go and sin no
more.” Friend, if you want to be like
Jesus, quit stoning people!
What is the value
of one soul? The Bible says that Jesus crossed the sea to reach one man who was
filled with demon spirits. Today people are in all sorts of troubles, some are
filled with demon sprits and they cannot help themselves. Yesterday, I met a
young man. His marriage is falling apart. He told me that nobody would counsel them
for more than two times. They want them to go to the “professionals.” Sadly, people don’t want to help unless they’re
paid! Where is the heart of compassion? Jesus crossed the sea to set one man
free. We should have compassion for our fellowmen.
What is God’s
thought about the world? Millions in Asia are racing towards eternity without hearing
the name of Jesus. They’re into idolatry but they don’t know any better. We
just came back from China touching over 3,000 lives. The communist government
says we cannot preach the Gospel but God is working in China, India and other
parts of Asia where the world’s most unreached people live. Should we live in
the luxury of America and forget about the crying, sighing and dying world? God
forbid! Let us have the heart of love and compassion like Jesus. The closest
thing to the heart of God is the salvation of mankind. You and I are called to
be ambassadors. We have the Gospel of reconciliation. Like my friend Dr. Pool,
let us also share Christ with as many we can. For God so loved the world… We too must love people!
“We have the mind of Christ (the Messiah) and do hold the thoughts (feelings
and purposes) of His heart” (I Corinthians 2:16 AMP).
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