Ironbridge Church | Pastor’s Corner

Great quotes stay with you through the years. Over twenty-five years ago, a pastor spoke in chapel at Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and I’ve never gotten over it. He said something that day that I have never forgotten, “If anything in your life brings you more joy than seeing the lost get saved, then your heart is far from the heart of God.” It was only my fifth week at seminary in the fall of 1980 and the pastor was Dr. Richard Jackson of the North Phoenix Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona.

Jesus summed it up beautifully in Luke, chapter 15 when he told a story about a lost sheep. “I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.” (Luke 15:7)

It’s so easy to get distracted as a follower of Christ. So many competing demands made on our precious time. When you boil it all down, it comes down to this—simply share Jesus! He is the answer to every question. It’s all about Jesus. It’s all about people—men, women, boys and girls–coming to truly know Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord.

As you serve Christ, ask a simple question of every activity, every event, and every investment of your spiritual time and energy. The question is simply this: “Are people being saved?” To phrase it another way, “Are people coming to know the Lord?”

As you live for Christ today, is your heart beating in sync with the heart of God?

Today’s Scripture Promise: “By this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.” (John 15:8)

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