SALVATION CELEBRATION

Rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

Luke 10:20 NIV

According to Jesus our decisions have a thermostatic impact on the unseen world. Our actions on the keyboard of earth trigger hammers on the piano strings of heaven. Our obedience pulls the ropes which ring the bells in heaven’s belfries. Let a child call and the ear of the Father inclines.… And, most important, let a sinner repent, and every other activity ceases, and every heavenly being celebrates.…

We don’t always share such enthusiasm, do we? When you hear of a soul saved, do you drop everything and celebrate? Is your good day made better or your bad day salvaged? We may be pleased—but exuberant? … When a soul is saved, the heart of Jesus becomes the night sky on the Fourth of July, radiant with explosions of cheer.

Can the same be said about us?

Just Like Jesus
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Today's Scripture in Context

NOTE: Kids Across America is a place where this kind of rejoicing takes place. This Christian, sports themed summer camp delivers the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ to urban youth from across the U.S. When a young person confesses Christ as Lord, they are given the opportunity to announce this to the camp by ‘ringing the bell’. When the bell is heard, rejoicing breaks out across the camp. We will be taking another group of kids to camp in June of 2008. The registration and planning has already begun. Please pray in advance for these kids and that the bell will toll often. (We sometimes have families who can’t come up with the full cost of the trip. If God speaks to your heart about KAA and helping these kids go to camp, contact me.)

[1]Lucado, Max; Gibbs, Terri A.: Grace for the Moment: Inspirational Thoughts for Each Day of the Year. Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman, 2000, S. 318