Day of Praise

Th, Oct 4 "Day of Praise"

"Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews." - Esther 10:3

Mordecai recognized a very important truth: freely grace was given to him by God, so freely he passed grace along.

And just as Jesus tells us in Luke 16, when we pass along God's grace by "working for the good of people and speaking up for the welfare of all" (Esther 10:3), then we come to be "held in high esteem by many other people".

It's a simple relationship principle. Good works can only be a thank offering to God because all that God gives us is grace. But good works have the power to change things with other people, namely, good works have the power to open the door of someone else's heart so that they'll be open to a word of truth.

And when they're open to a word of truth, we can share with them the ultimate truth that will change their lives forever: God gives us his love and goodness through his Son, our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Happy Thursday, Friends! God loves you! So spread the love, Friends. Spread the love.

Praise God!






Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson