- The apostle Paul was compelled by the love of Christ.
- To be compelled means to be controlled.
- In this context, the word translated ‘compels’ [συνέχω] means to powerfully urge along a line of conduct.
- It's an impulse that is so great that it evokes a strong response.
- This weekend we had missionaries Frank Jacobs & Leslee Jacobs share with us about how they were compelled by the Love of Christ to help the people in Haiti.
- When they heard about the conditions in Haiti, they could not sit there and do nothing.
- It was not ok with them to not act!
- They had to do something!
- So they took a step of faith.
- That first step has resulted in Hope Alive Medical Clinic, which was birthed in 1998 and then four more Hope Alive Clinics opened throughout the country and now Solace hospital for malnourished babies.
- The amazing part of this story is that Frank and Leslee have no medical background!
- They simply said "Yes" to Jesus when He said "Come and follow me".
- And their story isn't done...it continues. Just like your story continues.
- When we truly come to terms with what Christ has done for us, it will change us.
- His love demands a response.
- We can respond by either accepting His love or rejecting His love, but either way it demands a response.
- If we accept it, it should change everything.
- It should change the way we think.
- The way we love.
- The way we pray.
- The way we give.
- The way we trust.
- The way that we think.
- The way that we act.
- It should change everything!
- The question is this, Do you fully grasp what His love has done for you?
- Do you realize what you have been saved from?
- You have been saved "From" something, but you have been saved "To" something, as well.
- Saved from sin and eternal separation from God, but save "to" join Him in an amazing new adventure and life that He has planned out for you!
- Ephesians 2:10 says, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”
- You are His masterpiece... His workmanship!
- He created you to do something great with Him.
- Not just, "someday", but today!
- God is calling you to do something great that He has already prepared for you.
- All you have to do is take that first step of faith.
- That first small step will be followed by many little steps as you walk in what He has prepared.
- But you will never know until you take that first step!
- Today, embrace His Love and discover what it means to be compelled by His love!
- Have a great Monday!
- To find out more about Hope Alive!, go to www.hopealivesolace.org
- Or Like them on Facebook at Hope Alive! Clinic Ministries
- @hopealiveclinicministries
2 Corinthians 5:14 "For the love of Christ compels us..."
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