Jesus said,
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.”
Matthew 13:44-46.
We Christians have the ultimate message. The certainty of eternal life with God. This is what we need to be presenting to the world all the time.
We should never be looking to the bad things of this world and condemning them as bad as they may be.
We are not called to judge the world. We are called to point the way to heaven.
The American evangelist Tony Campolo wrote,
“We ought to get out of the judging business. We should leave it up to God to determine who belongs in one arena or another when it comes to eternity. What we are obligated to do is to tell people about Jesus, and that's what I do.”
Tony Campolo
The Apostle Paul wrote,
“What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?
God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
1 Corinthians 5:12,13
Francis of Assisi wrote,
“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.”
Francis of AssisiWe are to follow in the footsteps of Jesus to present to the world the Love of Christ. And the need of the individual to accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.
We need to do it every day of our lives.
To quote Francis of Assisi again,
“Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.”
Francis of Assisi
Remembering as Francis also said,
“The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today”
Francis of Assisi.
Please think about it.
