HOW EXCITED ARE YOU ABOUT WHAT THE LORD DID FOR YOU?

SCRIPTURE:
I will declare your name to my brothers; 
in the congregation I will praise you. 
(Psalm 22:22)

MEDITATION:
The Psalmist was so grateful for his relationship with God 
that he could not contain himself.
He gratefully wanted others to know God as he knew God.
Are we any different?
Shouldn’t we want the same relationship with the Lord?

No other person could ever do for us what the Lord did!
We were destined for an eternity of agony 
and separation from God and His Son.
But then Jesus went to the cross and made it possible for us 
to go in a different direction, when our life on earth is finished.
He opened the door to a good road that leads to 
an eternity with God and Himself, if we accept His invitation 
and submit our lives to our Savior and Lord.

As believers, if we would just take a moment 
and think about where we were headed, and contrast it with 
where we are headed now, how could we contain our excitement?
We are all His missionaries with a task of taking the good news to others.
As His missionaries, we don’t have to preach, we just need to 
lovingly share what He did on the cross for us and how it changed our lives.

We cross paths with a lot of folks and we should always be on the alert 
for opportunities to tell them what the Lord has done for us.
There are people we know who have “not connected” with the Lord yet.
So, what should we do about them?
For starters, pray for them by name and ask the Lord to open doors 
for us to freely talk to them about how our lives have been changed.

Their lives can be transformed by what we say to them.
When Jesus walked the earth, He 
could only physically reach a small number of people.
But the world has exploded in population 
and we belong to the sizeable army of missionaries who can reach many.

As we have received the mercy of God by the forgiveness of sin 
and the promise of eternal life, we are instructed to show mercy! 
In showing mercy we will not only receive mercy, 
but we will find a stimulating happiness!

ACTION:
Want to add joy and excitement to your own life?
Then start doing what the Lord called all believers to do.

James stresses the importance of pointing others to Christ.
My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth 
and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever 
turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death 
and cover over a multitude of sins. (James 5:19-20)

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, thank You for showing me mercy and loving me enough 
to send Your Son to be a living sacrifice for my sins, so I can spend 
an eternity with You and Him. Fill me with an enthusiasm that overflows 
and inspires me to look for opportunities to tell others what You have 
done for me. Help me to be bold and not bashful about telling others how 
You have changed my life. As I close my eyes in prayer, let me see the 
faces of those who need to know You.”