The Plan of Salvation hit home this year for me. At our Annual Conference our superintendent hit it pretty hard and celebrated the churches that had commitments made in their churches this past year. We were one of the few churches that didn’t have a commitment made. I could go into a long litany of reasons and other defenses about that, but I won’t.
Today I head off to church camp. One that I have directed for 19 years now. We have an altar call and probably have had commitments made every year. This year is different. This past school year we had a camper that died. We will have a memorial service for her on Monday night of camp and will plant a tree in her memory. Her pastor said it was a blessing doing her memorial at the church, because at camp last year she gave her life to Christ.
So this week please pray for us. I will really be hitting home the Plan of Salvation. It is a crucial time to approach this with young minds open to God’s Word. But it is something I want to bring home to our church as well. Sometimes we grow our churches by rearranging the chairs. Christians moving around from church to church, because of the flavor of the month. [Probably really has to do with the best coffee served at what church]. But what we really need to do to grow a church – to help expand the Kingdom, is reach the lost. Those who are not already Christians and show them the love and introduce to them the Plan.
I have not always been the best evangelist, but please pray for me to simply reach out in love to the lost and alone and hurting and show them Christ.
That’s why we are called Crossroads, because it’s usually when we are at a crossroads in our life that we are searching and in need of directions to find the right path for our souls. I know for me personally it was the most crucial decision making times in life that God blessed me with His Plan for me. How about you?
Do you know God’s Plan of Salvation for YOU?
