Who Will Point Them to Salvation?

Many people want to know The Way to Salvation.  Last night, Brittany wanted to know The Way (see my last post).  Today, Kyle wanted to know The Way.  I found out they wanted to know because God has given me enough concern about people's eternal welfare to love them enough to ask if they know before it's too late.

To strike up a friendly conversation, I introduced myself to Kyle and asked him if he had a church background.  Responding to my warm and friendly greeting, he warmly replied:  "I am just now trying to get back into church as a matter of fact."  From there, I simply asked him if he knew where he would spend eternity if he died today.  He wasn't the slightest bit offended by the question, which is usually the case with most people I ask.  "No, I don't," he admitted, adding "I hope I go to heaven."

I was then able to share with him the good news that the bible makes clear we can know what our destiny will be now (1 John 5:11-13) not based on what we have done (Tit. 3:5), but based on what Jesus has done for us (2 Cor. 5:21) if we will obey the gospel (2 Thes. 1:8-10).  Since Kyle believed Jesus died on the cross for his sins and rose again the third day, proving he is God (1 Cor. 15:3-4), I shared with him the necessity of repenting (crying out to God for forgiveness of his sins and turning to follow Jesus with his life) (Mk. 1:15; Luke 24:46-48).

Are you preparing yourself to point people to The Way of Salvation?  Who around you may not know where they will spend eternity but would like to know if someone would care enough to take the time to tell them?  Nothing is more rewarding than doing that which is closest to the heart of God--pointing people back to an eternal relationship with the God who made them and loves them enough to die for them!