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Thursday 1-31-19
Leave the lights on…
Joe grew up on the street, crack addict, street urchin, steal from anyone, he was evil mean and ruthless to get even just a few pennies to get a high…
He burned every bridge and no one wanted to be around him…but at the age of 42 (looking like he was 72) he wandered into a local mission to get away from the cold and he heard for the first time the message of Jesus and the cross and forgiveness…
It wrecked him
WWW.TheDavidAlliance.com
Thursday 1-31-19
Leave the lights on…
Joe grew up on the street, crack addict, street urchin, steal from anyone, he was evil mean and ruthless to get even just a few pennies to get a high…
He burned every bridge and no one wanted to be around him…but at the age of 42 (looking like he was 72) he wandered into a local mission to get away from the cold and he heard for the first time the message of Jesus and the cross and forgiveness…
It wrecked him
He accepted Jesus that night - and he was forever changed.
He began to volunteer at the mission and after years grew to be an amazing disciple of Christ and even worked 20 plus years up until he ran the mission.
People all the time bragged about the change in Joes life…
One day a young man in his 20’s came into the mission. He was Joe junior to a T. He was ruthless, mean, greedy, manipulative and even this young in life NO ONE LIKED HIM OR TRUSTED HIM…
And Joe just loved him day after day…
This kid couldn’t figure Joe out… it made no sense that he would just continue to love him even after he would rip Joe off, lie to him on a regular basis
Until one night this young kid made his way into the end of a service at the mission… he had never been in church in his life - EVER
The spirit of God was convicting him and he felt drawn to go up and pray to God.
As he fell to his knees and began to pray “God make me like Joe, God please make me like Joe… God if you are real please make me like Joe”… One of the older mission workers over heard his prayer and leaned forward and quietly whispered…
You don’t want to pray “make me like Joe… you want to pray make me like Jesus”
This young kids with tears in his eyes and confusion on his face looks up and says “Well is he like Joe”?
People will know Jesus is real by your life - PERIOD!
they may never go to church, listen to Xn music, Read a bible, watch a Xn program…
BUT IF YOU ARE THERE! YOU BE JESUS TO THE LOST!
MATTHEW 5:13-16
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
- Anyone can be a mentor of men, We are called to be a Cement’or of men. Train them by example to have a solid foundation in God.
Revelation 3:16 you are lukewarm….
There is a lot of error taught on that verse and maybe I will teach on it in the future… but this is what that statement means.
Lukewarm - you are just like everybody else! You do not stand out in the world. No one knows you are a Christ follower!
Do other men want what you have?
They want what I have- they really do… I hope they want what you have as well.
Todays challenge: shine, somewhere today, somehow, some place shine! let Jesus out!
