--Shaking Hands or Saving Lives?
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.”
----(John 3:36) 
--There was a preacher who kept a painting in his study of a shipwreck. There were sailors in lifeboats reaching out their hands to people floating on debris from the ship. A little boy looked at the painting and asked his daddy, “Are those in the lifeboats trying to save those people or are they just shaking hands?”I wonder about us. It is all right to have friends; in fact, I encourage you to do that. But are you doing more than just socializing? Wouldn’t it be a shame if all you did was shake the hands of those around you, when you could be serving and showing them the way to God through Jesus Christ?
We don’t pray, live, and witness as if people are dying and going to hell or heaven every day around us. May God have mercy on us. The need of the hour is for men and women to have a servant’s heart.--Adrian Rogers~~~~~~~~~
---A Knock at the Door~~
--THE BIBLE CONTAINS many beautiful portrayals of the Lord, but one of my favorites is Revelation 3:20. In Warner Sallman's well-known painting of the scene, 'Jesus stands outside a closed door and His hand is raised to knock.' Since there's no handle on the exterior, the only way Jesus can enter is if someone on the other side opens the door.
Although the biblical context is an illustration of how the rich, self-satisfied Laodicean church excluded Christ, the same principle can also be applied to the way He relates to us as individuals. We all begin life with a door separating us from Him. Because of the sin in our hearts, none of us are naturally drawn to Him (Eph. 4:17-19). But Jesus takes the initiative by coming to the door and knocking.
There are only two ways to respond to a knock--ignore it or open the door. I recall a young man telling me he wanted to pursue his own happiness before inviting Jesus in. That's a dangerous choice because with each refusal to open the door, our heart becomes harder until we're unable to hear and respond to Christ.
To open the door, you must simply believe Jesus is the Son of God, repent of any known sins, and surrender your life to Him from that day on. When you do this, Christ will come into your life, forgive your sins, and become your Savior and intimate friend.
Everything you've been looking for is wrapped up in Jesus. It's time to open the door and enter into a loving relationship with Him. Jesus died so you can live eternally with Him when you pass-on from this life. ~~
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