Today Is
Often times we at Millhouse Ministries write specifically to fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. This is the main goal of our website, to share what we have learned and encourage each other in our faith. However, today I want to take a little sidestep. Today I am writing to anyone who is not born-again but, through the Holy Spirit, have found themselves on our page. If you are someone who has felt the tug to trust in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I want to share this with you.
“Behold, now is “a favorable time,” behold, now is “a day of salvation””
2 Corinthians 6:2b
What I am asking you is this, if you are someone who feels as if they need to get themselves “cleaned up” before accepting Christ, you can’t. We are only made righteous through Jesus Christ, “22 This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,” Romans 3:22. If you feel as if the act of accepting Jesus Christ into your life is something that can wait for another day, it can’t. We are not promised tomorrow, “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.” Proverbs 27:1.
Now is the best time to place your faith in Jesus Christ, exactly as you are. Place your faith in Him and Jesus will straighten out your life, He will make all the sin go away.. There is no better time than now because this is the day that you have. Do not wait. If you are unsure how to accept Christ in your life, it is really a matter of a simple prayer said with a sincere heart. There is no special ritual or act that needs to be done. All you need do is “confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. ” Romans 10:9-10
Now for our brothers and sisters who have already accepted Jesus Christ. Do not think that the passage in 2 Corinthians 6:2 does not hold any truth for you. Today is the day of salvation, for us who have already believed and confessed Jesus Christ our work is not done. Today is the day of salvation, we all know of someone in our life who is not born-again. We must not sit idly by and love them to hell. “11 Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.” Proverbs 24:11. Today is the day of salvation, any opportunity we have we must share the gospel with them. Our inability to act does not prevent someone from becoming saved, for God will place someone in their path who will share the gospel with them. However, we should not sit and think that it is up to someone else to share the gospel. Every born-again believer has the same call, “18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”” Matthew 28:18-20. I encourage you to reach out now to those who are on your mind as you read this post.
Seek the truth and encourage one another,
Alex