Shine like the stars....

I’m riding with my son in his little sporty car to go visit my sister and her daughter’s family for the weekend. Since we got rid of our van, we have to take two cars to go anywhere. That’s cool. I’m the only one who shares his overall taste for music so I get to ride with him. It gives us time together so I can get the scoop on his love life and other bits of news. Also gives me a captive audience! (A mother’s dream!) So, what was it I’ve been wanting to tell him?....... My Bible scholar daughter asked me if I knew of any verses that tell us to pray for the lost. Neither of us could think of any so she asked our teaching elder. No, he didn’t know of any either. So they talked about it at home group. It is fascinating since God is the one who awakens the soul to its need for a Savior----although I believe every heart longs for a one. So many books and movies are about heroes, superheroes, and someone making the ultimate sacrifice for the many. Nothing new under the sun---God had the original plot since the beginning of time! But people would rather make up their own hero to worship and follow than bow their knee to the One true Savior of the people. He doesn’t have to save the earth itself (although we God has told us to take care of it) because He’s just going to remake it in it’s even more wonderful-than-it is original state. But back to my original point, it’s certainly not wrong or bad to pray for the lost, but perhaps we should, as Paul did, concentrate on praying for opportunities to share our faith and show His love. It’s not all up to us, but in this instance, it’s ‘all about us’ and if we’re faithful or not to what we’ve been told to do. It’s exciting and freeing somehow. As the old saying goes, you may be the only Jesus they ever see. Let Him shine!