I love Paul’s heart for the lost. His love for Jesus and his desire to obey and honor God in his calling is what sustained him through many difficulties, but also at play was the heart he had for those who were far away from Christ. Remember his words in Romans 11, where he could …
Tag: Compassion
Jesus Wept
Do you know the shortest verse in the Bible? It’s only two words: Jesus wept, but those two words have massive theological implications when we consider who is weeping. Jesus came to “explain” God to us, being God Himself but in the form of man. Every observable action, thought, and word gave humanity a glimpse …
Run Back…Not Away
Abraham’s nephew, Lot, is an interesting character. We first meet him in Genesis 11, when his father, Haran has died, and Grandpa Terah and Uncle Abraham take him with them when they leave the place of their birth, Ur of the Chaldeans. A hard beginning. He finds himself fatherless and pulled away from all that …