God tells us in Mark 12:28-31 that "we are to love our neighbor as ourselves". How do we love ourselves? We are very patient with our shortcomings. We make sure we are fed and in this country maybe too much attention is paid to that one! We make sure that we are clothed. We make sure that we have medicine. We are kind to ourselves.
We give generously to the starving across the world and that is good, but what about the person next door to us? Do we speak a word about Jesus to those who are starving for salvation? Why are we afraid to tell them about our Savior? There are many excuses, but what can we do about it? Do we have to be on a mountain top to tell someone about Jesus? We love ourselves and forget about the soul of our neighbor? May God help us to overcome such a thing inside of us!
When the opportunity arises, speak to that person. They can only think you are peculiar, which God says in His word we are supposed to be anyhow! Your spiritual life may not be up to snuff, but go ahead and feel like a hypocrite...only speak to them who are perishing!
"Father in Heaven...forgive us for the times we have walked by and missed the opportunity you gave us to share your salvation that only the suffering on the Cross could provide. Give us a boldness through the Holy Spirit to rescue the perishing in the name of Jesus Christ". Amen.
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