Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“BELIEF IS FOLLOWED BY ACTION”

 

What do we as Christians believe? We believe that all humans are born with a sin nature. Therefore, we sin. Sin separates us from the Holy God of Heaven. God in all His Holiness cannot accept sin; We are sinners; therefore, we are separated from Him. Not only can He not accept sin, but He must also punish sin. We believe that God loved the world so much that He provided came to this earth in the person of Christ, His Son, and He died on the cross as our substitute. We deserved eternal death, but He took our place. God poured His wrath out upon Christ in our place. Christ died on the cross but gloriously arose from the dead on the third day following His death. Anyone that calls upon the Lord’s name and confesses their sin to Him and believes that God raised Christ from the dead, will be saved and delivered from their sin.

Those facts are true for us, our friends, and our family. It’s true for all of humanity! If we believe that Christ did that to save the lost from their sins, why in the world would we not share that with those that we love the most? We love them and they love us! Do we really love them? Do we love them enough to tell them about what Christ done for them on the cross? Our loved ones do not get out of judgement by some default chance. They will face God just like all of humanity will face Him. Will our professed belief be followed by action. Don’t waste another day, call that loved one or friend. Schedule dinner with them or invite them over. Put legs on the belief that you profess in Christ and Him crucified.

Andrew meets the Christ in John’s gospel and the first person he shares Him with is his brother. Why would we entertain the thought of going to the ends of the world with the gospel when we have brothers and sisters, moms and dads, and even our very own spouse and children that do not know Christ. If we believe what we profess, lets back it up with action. Go witness to your friends and family, do not waste any more precious time!

 

John 1:41, 42 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 42 And he brought him to Jesus.”