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Ephesians 3:8 I am the least important of all God's people. But he gave me this gift – to tell the non-Jewish people the Good News about the riches Christ has. These riches are too great to understand fully.
God does some crazy things sometimes. At least that’s how it seems to us. Take Paul the Apostle. I don’t know how much you know about this guy, but he was a mongrel of a man. A senior religious leader who mercilessly persecuted Christians – he had them locked up, tortured and killed. Not a […]
God does some crazy things sometimes. At least that’s how it seems to us. Take Paul the Apostle. I don’t know how much you know about this guy, but he was a mongrel of a man. A senior religious leader who mercilessly persecuted Christians – he had them locked up, tortured and killed. Not a nice person at all!
Until one day, he met Jesus on the road to Damascus. So stunning was his encounter with the risen Christ, that he couldn’t hold it in – so he spent the rest of his life, telling others about Jesus. It was a complete turn around – from persecuting Christians, to proclaiming Christ. From denouncing Jesus, to writing almost half the books of the New Testament.
No doubt, you or I wouldn’t have chosen Paul to do what he did, but God did. As I said, God does some crazy things sometimes. Things that we wouldn’t do. This is how Paul himself put it:
I am the least important of all God’s people. But he gave me this gift – to tell the non-Jewish people the Good News about the riches Christ has. These riches are too great to understand fully. (Ephesians 3:8)
Some days we can look in the mirror and all we see is that mongrel, someone who’s not worthy to tell other people about Jesus. I really relate to Paul, because honestly, I hated Christians, before I met Jesus on my road.
And still today, I know I’m not perfect. I wish I could tell you that I was, but I’m not. I still make mistakes, although hopefully I’m making fewer of them today than I did yesterday.
But as it was with Paul, it’s not about who he was, or who I am, or who you are, it’s about who Jesus is. Do you believe in Him? If you do, then probably like me, you look back on your life with the overwhelming sense that you don’t deserve His forgiveness. That you don’t deserve His gift of eternal life.
And no doubt you look at yourself today, knowing that you still get things wrong. But listen to me, this is important: our imperfections are no excuse for us not telling others about Him. About God’s grace. About His free, unmerited favour through this Jesus who died for us.
Tell other people about Jesus, for Christ’s sake.
That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.
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