So We Speak

But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Gospel, so we speak, not to please others, but to please God who tests our hearts. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 NET

We have been entrusted with sharing the message of God’s love. That’s the teachings of the Gospel. It is written not simply to provide information about Jesus Christ but to bring us into a clear understanding of faith in Him as Messiah and Son of God.

That’s a big responsibility, one that should not be taken lightly. Jesus Christ didn’t stand on platforms and scream at sinners about their sins. He left most of His words of judgment for the religious leaders of the day. Instead, Jesus went to sinners. Of which we all are. He loved individuals where they were, whether they had created their own mess or inherited it and those individuals responded to His outpouring of love. They had no defence when confronted by His ministry of reconciliation. 

And Jesus Christ is the same in our lives today. He invites us into His family, He waits for us, He accepts us right where we are. He sees in each one of us exactly what God created us to be. An intricate stained glass window holding together with His grace the pieces of fragmented glass, our mistakes and transgressions.