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If I be lifted up from the world, I will draw all men unto me.

Jesus is the only opportunity for success, for victory: for winning. Personally, that is, for each person, a man/woman can do no better (and a lot worse) for him/herself than to TRUST Christ for life. This truth is established by God who swore by Himself and will perform His promises to those He chooses. The question remains: “ Who will you choose ? ” to share the Gospel with?

I am persuaded that though God knows the beginning from the end, that part of His plan, and certainly His desire for you, is to “lift” Him “up”. Not to crucify Him as was done, and done that you might enjoy the salvation of God forever, but for you to put Him crucified, died, and risen from the dead, before the eyes of the men and women of this present world. Share the Gospel.

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

We must choose Jesus, and choose Him first and above all others: as our Leader, and our Love. But in doing this, we are transformed into different men and women. Our God given faith witnesses to our hearts that we are citizens of heaven, and that we are escaped from the eternal torment of Hell by the favor of a Holy God. We do not and cannot attain His favor by our merits, for we have lost them by sinning. But Christ did put Himself forward into our place to receive our punishment and clear our debt (demerit) to Holy God with His crucifixion.

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Because of this unmerited and undeserved favor, which came at such an incomprehansible cost to God and to Jesus, we are given choices we cannot make otherwise. First is to respond in repentance, in view of our sin and the grief and cost God incurs from it. Second is to place our trust in Christ for that which He alone can provide: passage to eternal Life, vis-à-vis eternal death. Third, we obey God joyfully in all His righteous commandments. Having done these, then shall we not choose to share the Good News with as many as we may choose? We are free in Christ, we have liberty. But I sincerely think our liberty is abused by the withholding, dare I say the supression of the Word of Salvation by God and His Annointed One: Jesus.

Wise men still seek Him, and find Him when the seek with all their heart. Wise men do not stop satisfied in the finding. They seek out others who are also seeking, even those unwise who are not seeking. Do you want true friends? Share the Gospel. Those who choose your God will be friends forever.

Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

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