Romans 9:2b-3a
2 … I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers….
Like Paul, my acceptance of the gospel means accepting the gut wrenching reality of a heaven where most of my community will not be with me for eternity. How could my heart be so cold to accept an invitation to the banquet when those that I love and have spent my life with aren’t invited? Is that true? Are they not invited?
God came from Heaven to redeem us. At the end of Matthew, Jesus commands all believers to go to the ends of the earth to tell people the good news. Today the gospel is being carried everywhere! Like Paul, I live in a community that is blinded by religion and refuses to listen to the Gospel of Jesus. I pray for God to soften their hearts to hear His call and to remind me that He is in control.
Prayer prompt: Lord, please keep my heart loving and serving the amazing friends and family that you have surrounded me with.
Written by David Bowers