Think about it…

After being in that huge church building yesterday morning, Don and I both wondered how much it must have cost. 

And then this morning we read this devotional (not a coincidence) by Adrian Rogers:

JUNE 28

Meeting Social and Spiritual Needs

"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst." John 6:35

Sometimes people in large churches get a lot of grief from "the world" because of the great expenses of building and maintaining their church. I've heard, "Why didn't they take that money and feed the poor?"

Here's my answer, "People need Jesus." The social gospel thinks that all men need is food. If I had five billion dollars and bought everybody on earth a snack; in several hours, they'd all be hungry again. There's nothing wrong with feeding the poor. We ought to do that. But the social gospel puts an emphasis on what is temporary. The true gospel puts the emphasis upon what is eternal. Folks need more than soup and soap, they need salvation.

Think about ways that you can get involved with the needs to feed, clothe, and house the homeless. Then also find the open door to feed them with the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ."

Amen.  Both large and small churches have their place and meet needs.  Larger church are able to reach more people, even feed more people, than smaller churches.  There are advantages for both.

We saw many folks from many nationalities in that church yesterday, “drinking from Jesus' well” and they, in turn, are reaching their family and friends in their native countries with the truth and light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

There doesn’t seem to be enough missionaries to go into all the world and make disciples for Christ, so God is bringing many of those people to us.  That’s a fresh and different way to look at all the illegal's in this country.  The answer to that problem is to share Jesus with as many of them as we can while they are here!  Suddenly, it’s no longer a problem, but an opportunity.

I know, I’m not stupid.  Illegal aliens still represent a huge challenge to us and the government is allowing it to be a huge drain on our economy, but the fact remains that they are people that God loves and we have an opportunity and a responsibility to share that fact with them. 

In our feeble minds, the whole situation seems overwhelming, but nothing is impossible with God and only God can change the hearts of people.  May we be found sharing the love of Jesus with everyone God makes available to us, until Jesus returns.

Think about it.