Notes of Faith April 1, 2025
No April Fools jokes here!
High Time!
Now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
Romans 13:11
Dr. J. Frank Pantridge was a cardiologist at Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. He knew that people who die from heart attacks often do so within an hour of the attack. So in 1965, Pantridge developed the first portable defibrillator and had it installed in an ambulance. His invention has helped paramedics around the world save many lives.
When it comes to spiritual heart trouble, believers are like God’s paramedics. The Lord has stationed us all over the world to provide the medicine of the Gospel urgently and effectively. We sometimes think there’s lots of time left for us to share the Gospel with someone. But maybe not! We never know when the other person will die, when we ourselves will be called to heaven, or when the Lord Jesus will come for us in the clouds. The brevity of life and the imminent return of Christ should motivate us to share the Gospel whenever and wherever we can, to whomever we can.
Today, look for an opportunity to share the Gospel with someone in need!
The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.
Carl F. H. Henry
Many times I can agree with what someone says…just not how they say it. For instance, the above quote. The gospel is truly the only good news that everyone needs to hear and respond to, but because of the promises of God, it will always be on time. There is not one who will be damned because you and I do not share the gospel. God will use someone else to take truth to those in need of salvation. But you and I lose tremendous blessing both now and for all eternity if we do not share. We could find a new brother or sister because the hearer of the gospel responds to the call of Christ on their life and heart. Not only will we have blessing in this life but forevermore. These believers and followers of Christ were encouraged and challenged by you to believe and trust in Jesus. God draws them to Himself and uses us to share the good news of salvation that they might repent of their sin and trust Jesus for forgiveness and eternal salvation. There will never be a person that God has chosen from before the foundation of the world that does not come to faith. God’s promises have never and will never fail!
Share the good news! Pray for opportunity today. And pray that they hear and respond with true repentance and faith in Jesus.
Pastor Dale