The Salvation of Souls

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” [1]

Yes, bless God for the abundant mercy that He has shown us through His Son Jesus Christ.

What does faith in Jesus Christ yield? Faith in Christ yields an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled that does not fade away reserved in heaven for you being kept by the power of God through faith [2]

Yes, our faith is tried by fire. Yes, we are grieved by various trials. But these hardship prove the genuineness of our faith. The Bible says that our faith in Christ is much more precious than gold. Why? Because when Christ appears, our faith will be to His praise, honor, and glory, and we will receive the result of our faith, namely, the salvation of our souls. [3]

The salvation of souls is what God our Father, Jesus His Son and the blessed Holy Spirit has us at our church focusing on these days. From the pulpit, He is blessing us with messages on evangelistic and discipleship techniques. One member aspires to create a band that will bring the Gospel message to outsiders. He has been putting in many hours of practice on his guitar. A young drummer from another church is voluntarily helping. Another member gave Sherry and me a tour of meeting rooms and a prayer room at a local university. Students will begin arriving this weekend. We are praying that we can start weekly GIG’s with the students. GIG stands for God Investigation Groups. An acronym penned by InterVarsity. Other members lead small group Bible studies and youth ministries. The goal is the salvation of souls.

Yesterday, Sherry and I listened to Christian Classics narrated by Lynn Brooks. [4] Lynn is reading a chapter per day of a book by Jesse Miller entitled, “Prisoner of Hope.” Jesse survived the bombardment of the Philippines by the Japanese. He survived the Bataan Death March. He survived hard labor and torture while in a Japanese POW camp. His faith and hope remained strong in the Lord despite experiencing horrible abuses. Jesse explained that his life was peaceful and happy one day, and devastated the next, but through it all the Lord never left his side.

This morning, I read news reports: “A Pentagon report secretly published in 2020 and first disclosed this week, raises the potential for some form of armed conflict between nuclear-armed powers.” “China is building a third missile field that will hold more than 100 new DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles, The Washington Times has learned.” “The militant Taliban group was closing Thursday in on Afghanistan’s capital Kabul after the US already urged citizens to leave immediately.” [5]

“The salvation of souls” is “the why” Jesus came to earth to live, to die, to resurrect from the dead and to ascend back to heaven. May the Lord give wind to the sails of every Christian who is seeking to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to others.

[1] 1 Peter 1:3
[2] 1 Peter 1:4-5
[3] 1 Peter 1:6-9
[4] https://bbn1.bbnradio.org/english/home/all-programs/christian-classics-lynn-brooks/christian-classics-monday/
[5] worthynews.com