Josh and Mike did a great job of describing the indescribable salvation that we as Christ’s followers share.
While reflecting on our mission for the week I could not help but think back to the bitter cold morning standing by the frozen lake (luckily it was Wed and not this morning!). I first thought Mike was nuts for dragging us out of our warm and safe confines into the cold and snow just for a point to a story – but that was the point to the story for me. My life and my walk with God is a comfy, safe and warm one – or that is what it seems I strive for. I do not have to stand on a frozen lake and die because I love Jesus; but do I take risks for the kingdom that may upset the balance of my so-called safe and cozy life?
To tie this into our mission – to basically retell our Christian experience from before Christ to our present walk – my first thoughts were “I don’t have a great conversion story” and “My story is boring compared to some I’ve heard.” This thinking however is incorrect. What Jesus did on the cross for me is far from boring and is in fact the greatest story ever told. I may not share the same extreme story as the 40 Roman soldiers but I do share the same God and the same salvation that made their strength possible. Now, what do I do with this strength? Do I continue to try and keep my life, or will I lose my life and therefore preserve it? (Luke 17:33)
To go along with the recruitment theme I leave you with the words of Paul: “I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.”
Gary Gogis
