Do you believe God can save you? Do you believe he can save anyone, no matter how bad they are? Do you believe his grace is big enough? Do you believe he will strengthen you when you feel weak? Do you believe God has a plan for you? Are you willing to serve him?
We often think too little of God. We don’t believe he can what we need done. We take on the task ourselves, not trusting anyone else, including God. We go about our daily lives leaning on our own strength…and wonder why we feel worn out, drained, and burned out.
Let’s not kid ourselves. God is not going to give us endless energy to do whatever we want. He will give us the strength we need to complete the work he has set before us. He will grant us the rest and peace we need to be renewed and rejuvenated. God is our ultimate sustainer, granting us, not only life, but also what we need to live an abundant life.
Yet, there are many in this world that don’t believe God can save them. They believe they are beyond saving. They have committed too many offenses. They believe they are too far gone, down a path that is irredeemable. However, God has the power to save anyone, even someone who has committed grave atrocities. Do we believe that? Does it change us?
The Apostle Paul states that he was one of the foremost sinners. He had persecuted the early church and blasphemed against Jesus. He supported and committed violence against those who followed Jesus. Yet, God not only saved him but used him to advance the building of the church and sending his Word throughout the world. God has a plan to use each one of us. Our part is to choose to be used by God, regardless of what our history is.
I pray we all trust that God can save anyone. I pray we believe that God has saved us. I pray each one of us will repent of our past and commit to being used by God for his purposes. God can save anyone. God is all-powerful. Repent of your past. Commit yourself to God.
1 Timothy 1:12-13a I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful and appointed me to his service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence.
Marty Pressey 