LOVING UNBELIEVER
Ephesians 2:1-5
Ephesians 2:1-3: “And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.”
Your Choice devotion challenges believers in Christ to grow spiritually after salvation. While many think their work is done after believing in Jesus as Lord and Savior, becoming a new self with the renewing of our minds, (Ephesians 4:21-24), is how Christians grow up in their salvation.
Choice is the key. God never forces anyone to accept His Son as Lord. Nor does He abandon those who reject His Son…but He does grieve for their choice of eternal death. (John 3:16 say that whoever does notbelieve in Jesus will perish, never seeing eternal life).
You see, God loves every person. He knits us together in our mother’s womb (Psalm 139:15-16). Some parents force their children to study hard in school, attend church regularly and cultivate the “right” friends to reach success in life.
But as our heavenly Father, God teaches His kids through the Bible.
That’s why daily reading and meditating on Scripture is so important. Whenever His kids disobey, we can expect God’s discipline—specific for each person. God knows the heart and gets our attention. He disciplines those He loves, and punishes those He accepts as His child (Hebrews 12:6).
But consider how God sees the unbeliever: 1) Dead in trespasses and sin (See opening Scripture), 2) Clueless to spiritual things (1 Corinthians 2:14), 3) Not His child, not sibling and co-heir to Jesus (John 1:12), and 4) Under wrath (Opening Scripture). See lesson linked below.
Even loving unbelievers fall under God’s wrath. Because Romans 6:23 says, “But the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” God is eternally true to His Word.
Take Home Nugget
Unbelievers choose not to believe in Jesus. Many times though, they don’t admit that they haven’t chosen to not believe in Jesus. They figure that they’ll make up their minds before they die. While alive, people rarely acknowledge when they’re in “grave danger.” That’s aptly named as critical to and opposite of life.
If you know loving—but as yet unsaved people, how long will you wait to tell them about Christ?
Some of the best “Christians” I know don’t serve Christ. They love and serve others, but don’t have peace and joy knowing they’re secure for eternal life.
J.D. Griffith
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