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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

When I can’t help myself, I call out to someone else. I race through my mental contact list to figure out who to call on – searching for a name. For example, when my refrigerator was acting up the other day, I knew Kevin had insight into appliances, so I called him. When I call someone to help me out, I need to know their name – so I can address my call in the right direction to get their attention – and that they can actually help me.

Things around the home often break down. When they do, we usually call an expert for help. However, spoiled milk caused by a broken refrigerator, while inconvenient, isn’t the end of the world. There is a situation that is the end of the world – Jesus’ return. When He returns, He will find a very broken world filled with broken people. Too often these people are trying to fix their own brokenness – unsuccessfully – which leads to the ultimate brokenness which is death and eternal separation from God. 

But there is one person we can call on to fix us, to save us from our sin and the brokenness and eternal death it causes. Paul tells us who to address our call to saying, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13) The problem for many is they don’t know the name of the one that can save them from their brokenness. How can they if they never hear about Him?

Our Father calls on us to spread the name of Jesus everywhere. That by hearing, through the power of the Holy Spirit, they might come to believe in Jesus. You and I are privileged to be the means God uses to communicate saving promises to a broken world. God sends us into the world to proclaim His good news so all can hear and come to believe. And God commends us saying, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” (Romans 10:16) 

In the Love of Christ,

Pastor Jim