John 4 -- How To Save A Life

My commentary says, “Only those who know themselves to be lost can be saved.  All men are lost, but not all are willing to admit it.  In seeking to win people for Christ, we must never avoid the sin question.  They must be brought face to face with the fact that they are dead in trespasses and sins, need a Savior, cannot save themselves, that Jesus is the Savior they need, and He will save them if they repent of their sin and trust in Him.”

In the song lyrics, these thoughts are picked up in the second verse:  “Try to slip past his defense without granting innocence.  Lay down a list of what is wrong – the things you’ve told him all along – and pray to God he hears you.”

So what happens if we can’t find the courage to do this?  It’s expressed in the chorus:  “Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend somewhere along in the bitterness.  And I would have stayed up with you all night had I known how to save a life.”  Now we know.

Father, Disciple Now is coming up.  I can’t help but believe that You will be placing a friend before me in this way.  Help me not to flinch.  If he goes left, help me to move to my right and stay right between the lines of fear and blame, as the song says, for I know how to save a life.  I must bring them face to face with Your Son and their sin.

Your Brother In Christ,

Gary Ford