We Must Remember the Call

For years we’ve been hearing that we’re in the last days and that Jesus is getting ready to come back. That is true, but even though we’ve heard that for years, you should know that God isn’t being slow – He’s being patient. Could He have come back years ago? Absolutely! His desire is that everyone gets saved and He’s giving us time. We have a call to go out and compel people to accept Jesus Christ as Savior because that’s the desire of the Lord. In Luke 16 (VOICE Translation), we learn about a rich man that goes to hell:

19 There was this rich man who had everything—purple clothing of fine quality and high fashion, gourmet meals every day, and a large house.
20 Just outside his front gate lay this poor homeless fellow named Lazarus. Lazarus was covered in ugly skin lesions.
21 He was so hungry he wished he could scavenge scraps from the rich man’s trash. Dogs would come and lick the sores on his skin.
22 The poor fellow died and was carried on the arms of the heavenly messengers to the embrace of Abraham. Then the rich fellow died and was buried
23 and found himself in the place of the dead. In his torment, he looked up, and off in the distance he saw Abraham, with Lazarus in his embrace.
24 He shouted out, “Father Abraham! Please show me mercy! Would you send that beggar Lazarus to dip his fingertip in water and cool my tongue? These flames are hot, and I’m in agony!”
25 But Abraham said, “Son, you seem to be forgetting something: your life was full to overflowing with comforts and pleasures, and the life of Lazarus was just as full with suffering and pain. So now is his time of comfort, and now is your time of agony.
26 Besides, a great canyon separates you and us. Nobody can cross over from our side to yours, or from your side to ours.”
27 “Please, Father Abraham, I beg you,” the formerly rich man continued, “send Lazarus to my father’s house.
28 I have five brothers there, and they’re on the same path I was on. If Lazarus warns them, they’ll choose another path and won’t end up here in torment.”

Whether you’re in heaven or hell, you’re totally aware of surroundings, who you are and where you are. People who you know in earth will be the same people you know in heaven or hell. The rich man recognized Lazarus, and that he left his brothers behind. Lazarus was a believer but the rich man wasn’t. The rich man begged concerning his unsaved brothers. That tells you there will be a lot of regret of people not getting saved when they had the opportunity, but at that point, it will be too late.

Again, God doesn’t want anyone to perish. Most folks believe in God. If you ask them, they say “Yeah, I know The Man Upstairs!”. There’s only one way to God and that’s through Jesus. Rejecting what Christ did and made available to us is what condemns people to hell. Jesus paid the price for us, but without Jesus, we would have to pay that price.

Are we perfect? Are we sinless? No! But we’re perfect and sinless in Him. We must remember the call to compel others to accept Jesus as their personal Savior. Today, ask God to give you a passion for winning souls.

Repeat this: I have a commanded call on my life!

Prayer of Salvation
Dear God in Heaven, I come to you. Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God. I believe you died for me and God raised you from the dead. Jesus, come into my heart, come into my life and do something with it. I want to serve you. I want you to be my Savior and I want you to be my Lord. I pray this prayer, in Jesus’ Name.