Jay's Message-may 25

April Showers bring May Flowers…

Well, I don’t know about that. I do know that April’s transition into May does bring us closer to the launch of summer and marks another portion of the year gone by. 

But it also reminds us that the door to opportunity is always open! A couple of questions:

1) Are we praying for God to direct us to people who need Jesus? Remember Jesus’ words (Luke 10:2)- And He was saying to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore, plead with the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

2) Are we expecting to be those laborers? Who in your circle of influence needs Jesus? Who needs to hook up with a church where they can grow and serve? Be ready for an opportunity to tell them what Jesus means to you (1 Peter 3:15). 

Our personal witness to people with whom we establish relationship can have great and good influence on them. But a huge part of bringing others to Christ is prayer! Think about this: we pray for health, sustenance, material things, help with jobs, frenzied prayers in emergencies, immediate family members who have physical needs, and an abundance of other things. None of these things are intrinsically evil, in fact, we are commanded to pray about all things (1 Thessalonians 5:17; Philippians 4:6, 7, etc.).

But please ask yourself, “Do I pray about people coming to Christ, and my role in making it so?”

Think about it…and join with me in praying about it!