Make An Investment!
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In the days of Louis Pasteur, thousands of people died each year of rabies. Pasteur had worked for years attempting to develop a vaccine and was nearly ready to begin experimenting on himself when 9 year old Joseph Meister was bitten by a rabid dog. The boy’s mother begged Pasteur to use his experimental vaccine. The chemist injected the boy ten days in a row -- and the child lived. Years later, when Pasteur died, he asked that three words be engraved on his tombstone: “Joseph Meister Lived”. Likewise, in our day many are dying with no hope of eternal life. What indescribable joy comes to those who know that some “Joseph Meister” will live forever because of their efforts! What can we do to make an eternal difference in someone’s life? First, think about your own circle of friends, neighbors, and relatives who have never accepted Christ as their Savior. If you have no friends who are not Christians, you need to enlarge your circle and get out more! Second, pray for those friends, neighbors, and relatives and for yourself as you relate to them. Third, look for opportunities to tell them and others how important Christ is to you. Don’t cram religion down their throats and don’t beat them with the Bible! Look for ways to simply share your “faith story”. Fourth, invite “your circle” to Sunday Bible Study and worship with you. People you share Christ with and perhaps lead to Christ will thank you forever. Show me another investment that pays dividends like that! Blessings! |
H. B. Jackie Allen, Interim Pastor & Minister of Education and Administration |