Light Steps: Don't forget the primary mission of Jesus...

Monday, September 15, 2014

Don't forget the primary mission of Jesus...

Jesus is a good teacher, but don't forget His primary mission...
Jesus is a great example, but don't forget His primary mission...
Jesus works miracles, but don't forget His primary mission...
Jesus receives children, but don't forget His primary mission...
Jesus confronted religious people, but don't forget His primary mission...
Jesus dealt with demons, but don't forget His primary mission...
Jesus heals the sick, but don't forget His primary mission...
Jesus calls people to serve Him, but don't forget His primary mission...

"The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, THAT CHRIST JESUS CAME INTO THE WORLD TO SAVE SINNERS, of whom I am the foremost." (1 Timothy 1:15 ESV, emphasis mine)

We love it when Jesus deals with others, but Jesus also wants to deal with us. He wants to save sinners! He wants to save EVERY sinner! He wants to save YOU! He has saved me! I am being saved! I will be saved! That's what Jesus came to do!

Whatever you might think of Jesus, don't forget His primary mission! HE CAME TO SAVE SINNERS!

Don't expect Jesus to deal with you in any of His offices and capacities while His main mission toward you has yet to be dealt with! HE CAME TO SAVE SINNERS!

He did not come to approve of sin; He came to save sinners...
He did not come to fulfill the "American Dream"; He came to save sinners...
He did not come to make us wealthy; He came to save sinners...
He did not come to give us empty religion; He came to save sinners...

Let us not talk about Jesus without considering this faithful saying: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners!

Hey, sinner, Jesus came to save you!
He came to save you from God's wrath...
He came to save you from Satan's grasp...
He came to save you from yourself...
He came to save you from hell...
He came to save you from just judgment...
And, more...

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners!
Like Paul, I can say, "...of whom I am foremost."
I thank God the Father that God the Son came to save sinners, for surely He came to save me!

I believe on Jesus...
I receive the Lord Jesus...
By grace, through faith, this sinner is saved by Jesus!

How about you?

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This Says it for Me!

Every Christian is a contradiction to this old world. He crosses it at every point. He goes against the grain from beginning to end. From the day that he is born again until the day that he goes on to be with the Lord, he must stand against the current of a world always going the other way. God expects him to be "beside himself," "a fool for Christ's sake," "drunk on new wine." If he allows it, men will tone him down, steal the joy of his salvation, and reduce him to the dreary level of the general average. If the devil cannot keep us from being saved, he next endeavors to make average Christians of us, and in this he usually succeeds. He tames the holy recklessness of God's dare-saints until they sink into the drab pattern of most of us, "faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly dull." The devil does not mind our joining church if we behave like most of those who are already inside. But when a real, wide-awake Christian breezes along, taking the Gospel seriously, the devil grows alarmed and begins plotting his downfall. He gets plenty of assistance right in the church, for many church folk do not like to have their Laodicean complacency upset by these who turn the world upside down. So they conspire with Satan to turn the young Christian's fever into a chill. There are always plenty of human wet blankets to smother the zealot's flame, and they have put out more spiritual fires than have all the skeptics and infidels. -- Vance Havner

A Little About Me...

I was born in South Boston, VA, but was raised on the state line in the Person Co., NC - Caswell Co., NC - Halifax Co., VA region. I always tell people you know you are a country boy when your idea of being a "multi-national" means you've been to three counties in your lifetime.

Enough of my geographical meanderings...I became a Christian (ask me about THAT!) at the age of 25 and have done my utmost to serve God since that day. I worked as an associate pastor for 4 1/2 years and now serve in the role of Executive Director of My Life Matters, where I've been since March 2005, and I also serve as the pastor of East Rock Community Church, a church plant, along with fellow elders, Brett Carver & Casey Adams, where we've been since June 2007.

I love to write. I share a devotion in our local paper each week. This blog site is really just an extension of my writing. I really hope to share the Word of God with people...any kind of people, every kind of person. I also do a weekly podcast called "Light Steps Live," which can be found on several platforms.

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