Devotion 6/11, His Amazing Grace!
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. Luke 19:10
From Philip Ware:
“Jesus came so that the last could be first, the sick could be healed, the sinners could be saved, and the lost could be found. That was his purpose: to fix that which was broken — not just what is broken in us, but also all that is broken in our world, all humanity that is warped, and all that is lost that goes with this brokenness. So how can we wear the name of Jesus, the Son of Man who is our Savior, and not live with his passion and purpose toward what we see lost in our world?”
As God’s children, we have the privilege of taking the good news of the gospel to the yet unsaved. It is our natural inclination to spend time around those who know Jesus as Savior, but Jesus reminds us in this verse of just why He came to this world in the first place. He came to save the lost. So, we should not just keep to ourselves as Christians, but reach out to the lost and show them the love of Christ in our lives.
O loving Father and Almighty God, I yearn for your Spirit to stir a holy passion in your people, especially in me, so that we may more nearly reflect Jesus’ purpose in our lives, families, and churches. I pray in Jesus’ name, the Son of Man who came to save me. Amen.
We are so grateful for our faith family. I pray for those church leaders that have wandered from the gospel and have gotten caught up in all the social issues. If we focus on the gospel with our hearts, our lives will be a true reflection of Jesus Christ and the lost will yearn for what we have, salvation through Jesus Christ. Oh, His Amazing Grace!
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