They are the suffering souls that are crying out for love in a world that seldom cares.
They live in a world much like some of us live in. They're not much different than any of us. Many of them are driven to a life of solitude. Some come from an afluent style of living, some have or had children and some have lost them. Alone. Silent. Ashamed. Broken. Guilty. no Joy and no Faith.
And for the most part, they have a broken heart. A heart that they don't feel can be healed. A sadness that they can't share with the rest of the world. For them, the pain is unbearable and they hide it away from others. It won't go away. Each day brings back the memories of the day before, the week before or a lifetime ago. The drive to kill the pain is endless. A temporary remedy though, is to make the pain go away with alcohol, drugs or some other thing.
The broken heart comes from many sources. Sometimes a loved one passes away. The loss of someone that they loved and is no more to be found can be unbearable. Sometimes guilt plays a part in the loss of a loved one. Hurtful words were said that have pain attached to them.
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved." John 3:16-17
"How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard."
And one came and asked Jesus a question to tempt Him, saying, "Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law?"
Jesus said to him, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it..."thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Matt. 22:36-40
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which is lost. Luke 19:10
God loves the sinner, the prostitute, the alcoholic, the drug abuser, the preacher and the deacon. We are all sinners. You may come from a wealthy family or live on the streets. God's love is the same. He is no respecter of persons. We are all sinners.
"Thers is not one righteous, not even one." Rom. 3:10 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Rom. 3:23 We have all done things we were ashamed of. You may have abused your wife, husband or have a drug or drinking problem. Maybe you walked out on your family. Maybe you are caught up in pornography. Nothing you have done or will do can ever stop God's love. God loves you so much that He sent his only Son Jesus to die on the cross for my sins and your sins. Jesus took our place on that cross. He suffered and paid the price. All we have to do is accept His free give. Confess with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead and you will be saved. Rom. 10:9-10 Asking Jesus to come into your heart and be over your life is the easy part. But it doesn't stop there. Living for God is a 100% life style commitment.
The world will reject you, your friends will make fun of you and try to get you to go back to your old life styles. Sometimes you will fail and maybe even stumble and fall.
God understands; and He will pick you up, place His arms around you and gently place you back on the right track. His grace is sufficient for us and His strength is made perfect in our weakness. 2 Cor. 12:9
You may be thinking, I have plenty of time to accept Jesus. Right now, I would rather party and have a good time. Hell will be filled with people who believe the same thing.
The only difference is that they will be pleading for one more chance and there will not be one.
I want you to ask yourself. If you die today, where would you spend eternity? Why would God let you into heaven?
If you answer the following: 1) I'm a good person. 2) I've never hurt anyone. 3) I've tried to keep the 10 commandments. 4) I go to church. The above thinking will reserve your place in hell. You need faith in the blood of Jesus.
There is no good work that you can do on your own that will erase the sins that you have committed. Jesus shed His blood for your and my sins.
Are you ready to repent of your sins? To repent means, to forsake your evil ways and listen to God.
All your life you've been your own authority concerning what is right and what is wrong. You've made your own decisions while ignoring what the Lord says in His Holy Word, the Bible. To repent means, to surrender everything and turning to God and the Bible as your authority. Repentance is not lip service, it comes from the heart.
Jesus said, "And whosoever doth not bear His cross, and come after Me cannot be My disciple." Luke 14:27
If you are ready to give your life over to Jesus and let Him be Lord over all, simply pray something like the following.
Oh, God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace, in Jesus name I pray, Amen.
If you have just received Jesus as your Lord and Savior, welcome to the family of God. For we are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. Gal. 3:26
