As Christians, who are we working to save? Well, my brothers and sisters in Christ, as I see and understand it, our orders are to work toward giving everyone the opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior through faith and to make disciples of all who accept. Makes it pretty simple and easy to remember - don't you agree?
As Christians, do we attend most Sundays or even every Sunday then come back the following Sunday the rest of our lives having not produced any fruit, and that's okay - that's cool with God? Is it also "cool" with God to let people looking for God, new in the "faith," or simply in need spiritually or physically enter God's house without being warmly welcomed or to let them leave un-nourished spiritually or physically? Remember Jesus' actions toward the barren fig tree in Matthew 21.
Shame on us that we use God's house of worship and profess our empty faith for our own personal strength and ends and not for what his intended use to serve others and be a glory to him. Why should our Lord not curse and wither us just as he did the fig tree that bore no fruit. Shake it up...your faith. Wake up your dusty faith. Our God is a living God of the living. Our God is a loving God. Our God is a serving God. Who are we to say we are Christians when we exhibit not even the most primary examples of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? When people look at us, what differentiates us from the pagans, nonbelievers? Kick it up a notch my brothers and sisters. Don't say you are a Christian, a disciple of Christ, then feel ashamed to act like him. Keep in mind what Jesus said in Matthew 7.
It's your life to do as you please with, but "active" faith and service guarantees eternal life. In other words, show him he didn't spread his seed on infertile ground by producing fruit for God.
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