Charles Wesley wrote:
“Thy faithfulness, Lord, each moment we find,
So true to Thy word, so loving and kind;
Thy mercy so tender to all the lost race,
The vilest offender may turn and find grace.”
I have been struck this week by the faithfulness of God. Even though I may wobble in my orbit, He is there to make any correction necessary. To keep me turning around His axis. When we are on our own we are lost, we have no direction do we? Every sideways glance is a slight against us. At least that’s how we might perceive it.
But it’s not. Not when God is in charge.
And it’s never too late to look for that course correction! “The vilest offender may turn and find grace.” I am reminded here of the story of Nicky Cruz, who came to Christ from the worst situation. He was a murderer, a drug taker, a gang leader, his mother and father were Satanists. And yet The Lord embraced him, showing Love and Grace.
God’s great mercy was the catalyst that took Nicky Cruz from the very gates of Hell to being a voice shouting loud and clear for the life that Jesus gives. O, and what a voice. How many people have heard about Jesus from this one man whom God gave grace?
You can’t sit back and say that your voice is too small, that no one is listening. Even one person who hears what you say, can come to Christ as a result. If David Wilkerson hadn’t spoken into Nicky Cruz life, deep into his heart, then many may not have heard the Truth.
Hold firm to the faith that you have, for as we read in Isaiah 55:11
“…so is my word that goes out of my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
But will accomplish what I desire
And achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
Let who you are be a strong witness to Christ, and trust in Him for what follows from that faith.
Amen.
“Thy faithfulness, Lord, each moment we find,
So true to Thy word, so loving and kind;
Thy mercy so tender to all the lost race,
The vilest offender may turn and find grace.”
I have been struck this week by the faithfulness of God. Even though I may wobble in my orbit, He is there to make any correction necessary. To keep me turning around His axis. When we are on our own we are lost, we have no direction do we? Every sideways glance is a slight against us. At least that’s how we might perceive it.
But it’s not. Not when God is in charge.
And it’s never too late to look for that course correction! “The vilest offender may turn and find grace.” I am reminded here of the story of Nicky Cruz, who came to Christ from the worst situation. He was a murderer, a drug taker, a gang leader, his mother and father were Satanists. And yet The Lord embraced him, showing Love and Grace.
God’s great mercy was the catalyst that took Nicky Cruz from the very gates of Hell to being a voice shouting loud and clear for the life that Jesus gives. O, and what a voice. How many people have heard about Jesus from this one man whom God gave grace?
You can’t sit back and say that your voice is too small, that no one is listening. Even one person who hears what you say, can come to Christ as a result. If David Wilkerson hadn’t spoken into Nicky Cruz life, deep into his heart, then many may not have heard the Truth.
Hold firm to the faith that you have, for as we read in Isaiah 55:11
“…so is my word that goes out of my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
But will accomplish what I desire
And achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”
Let who you are be a strong witness to Christ, and trust in Him for what follows from that faith.
Amen.