Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

Do you know God?

Do you trust God?

Can you live with accepting that many of your questions may never be answered?

When the lost have questions and we have no answers, what do we say?

I can only say “Do you know me?” “Do you trust me?” “I only know what God has done for me!”

Living this life in Christ is a very personal journey and if they are to believe in our witness then we must never lie or exaggerate our importance. The “Good News” is only good news if it has been good to us.

They did not know us when we were lost, they can on know us as we are now. So how we express the love inside of us that made the difference may be all they have to see.

If we believe that repentance and confession is key to acceptance by faith, then understand that the lost will not confess to a person they do not know and trust.

• Psalm 5:11 But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.
• Psalm 45:1 My heart overflows with a pleasing theme; I address my verses to the king; my tongue is like the pen of a ready scribe.

We have to believe His Word is true, even if we do not understand how or why He chooses to save. The offer of salvation was a free will offering and the choice to accept that gift has to be one of free will also. Wanting it desperately for someone we love isn’t enough. All we can do is love them and never lie to them.

The hard part is supposed to be the easiest part. Make ourselves available to be known.

Everyone who knows anything about the gospels—and even those who don’t—knows that Jesus was a friend of sinners. He often drew the ire of the scribes and Pharisees for eating with sinners (Luke 15:2). Jesus clearly recognized that one of the insults hurled against him was that he was “a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!” (Luke 7:34). As Christians we love to sing of this Pharisaical put-down because it means that Jesus is a friend to sinners like us. We also find ourselves challenged by Jesus’ example to make sure we do not turn away outsiders in a way that Jesus never would. (Alexandre Bida)

Do not fear quoting someone else’s good news.

Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

I admit I do not read the minor prophets very often. I must admit  I was unaware of messages like this. I will spend more time with these lesser known messengers. My heart is lifted up.

Zephaniah 1:1The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

The Word came to Zephaniah at a time when things were not as good as they are today.

But are things any better? My urge to even ask that question is my problem. I am not a minor prophet that has been given a word of warning about bad behavior. My calling ia to tell everyone about the good news.

Love is the answer. What is the question?

What did Jesus say about the social injustices of His time?

Matthew 22:21 They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

What shall we render unto God? Love and devotion.

What about social equality?

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

We are all equal in Christ. Come and join us.

What of injustice?

Romans 12:19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

I am hated without cause.

No one knew that any better than Jesus. He understands every human emotion but that did not stop Him from sacrificing Himself to set you free.

I am free, I do whatever I want. Then you are a slave to your desires.