(Titus 3:9) “But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish.”
It is over this time of the year that we probably spend more time with loved one than any other time throughout the year. Many of them are not saved and yet we have been called to be the salt of the earth, to let our beacons shine bright and clear. It may well be the last time we see some of them, let us pray to God our Father to give us an urgency to point them in the direction of the cross, many may say they believe but if examined it is obvious they do not believe. We have a responsibility to carry our cross and to lay down our lives so that others may take note and that Christ may be glorified. There is something about family gatherings that brings the worst out of some people. But we are the salt of the earth; let us seek grace to be exactly that. Even though a prophet is without honour amongst his own; “And they were bitter against him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is nowhere without honour but in his country and among his family.” (Matthew 13:57): - It is for that exact reason that we need to spend more time on our knees before our Holy Father seeking out His grace to help in time of need.
We see our uncles and aunts and even grandparents, this may well be the last time they spend the holidays with us. They may soon pass from life to death, a scary but very real thought. We need an urgency to be stirred up within us; life may very well depend upon it. Not that we are able to save, but faith comes from hearing and hearing the Word of God, which gives us life and adds to our faith. We must proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ and with accuracy. Address each straw man independently if one has to but never lose sight of the simplicity of the Gospel; Jesus cams from heaven, leaving behind His heavenly authority and from a boy grew up into a man. His objective to live a life on earth amongst sinners and yet never to be influence by sin, never once to fall prey to it! Remarkable but very true! Training up men to carry His legacy, to proclaim the good news to the ends of the world teaching all men to repent and believe on HIM. Believe what? That He died for sinners and that God the Father raised Him from the dead. He alone came to pay the price for our sin, these truths He will not share with any other and why should He, as it was Christ alone who died and suffered a cruel death on that Roman cross. He alone defeated the devil and his beguiling sin; it was not Mohammad, Buddha, the pope or even the Virgin Mary who achieve what He alone could achieve. This must be evident in what we preach and when we witness; Christ paid the price for sin, so what will the individual do with this? The questions we must always present is this; has Christ died for your sins and if so what will you do about it, make it personal and avoid general objections about others. Get people to realize and examine their own sin.
God chooses who will be saved, in fact that has long been established in his foreknowledge, but we are not God and have no idea how involved His plan actually is, let us therefore leave that domain to our great God and Father, we must preach to all as if it will be there last breath, for it may very well be and there will be no reruns to life.
God please place urgency upon us to be more zealous in preaching the gospel to others. We are the salt of the earth and if it loses its flavour, how then will we be of any use? We won’t be!
“Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.” (Colossians 4:6)
That answer is the simplicity of the gospel; Christ and Him crucified! We must avoid vain and foolish arguments for all they will do is lead o more ungodliness; “But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish.” (Titus 3:9)
Signing off
Tyrone
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