Party Makers
Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance Luke 15:7, KJV.
Every Monday our church has a short recap of Sunday’s message that comes out online. I was listening to the recap and I heard Bishop say, “We are the party makers!” I don’t know about you but I love parties! As I meditated on that thought, “we are the party makers” this scripture came to mind: Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance (Luke 15:7).
Heaven is waiting on us to be the witness for Christ! You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our[a] hearts, to be known and read by all men. 2 Corinthians 3:2
When we live our lives in such a way that others can see God, it draws them to Christ and heaven throws a party!!! I was reminded of the scripture that said No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day (John 6:44). I would always pray to God that He would draw the lost to him not realizing that we are the vehicle He uses. As we live our life pleasing unto Him it will draw the lost.
We are His witnesses on the earth. As we obey Christ, He promises to bless us because of our obedience. This obedience is the witness that is needed to draw others to Christ. What does that witness look like…it is love. Scripture says to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Luke 10:27). Neighbors can be anyone, it is not just the person living next to you.
I thought about love and how we are to show love, then God reminded me of the scripture where Apostle Paul goes into great detail explaining how we walk in love. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of us should look not only to our own interests, but also to the interests of others. Our attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus (Philippians 2). When we live our lives in love we are drawing the lost people of this world to Christ and when they repent of their sins and say yes to God, we not only rejoice but heaven throws a party!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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