We had some really good verses in Sunday School this morning. The title of this today’s lesson was Community of Humility. The point was to teach how we should live spiritually not just for our own sake but for others’ eternal benefit as well. One of the reference scriptures was Proverbs 16:18 which talks about the consequences of being “proud as a peacock” as we live our lives. This doesn’t apply just to the powerful but to us regular Joes and Joannes as well.
As we continued with our lesson a pretty weighty question was asked that actually has a simple, straightforward answer. The question was, are more people going to heaven or to hell? I initially thought that there’s no way to tell since you can never know how many will profess Jesus as their savior. But I had forgotten about Matthew 7:12-14 which makes it clear that it’s going to be a relatively short line to heaven in comparison to the world’s population. Keep verse 14 in mind if you don’t believe it.
The scripture that explains this further is II Corinthians 4:1 – 5 which tells us why some won’t make the choice of salvation. Satan is always on the job successfully distracting people from choosing the Lord. See verses 3 and 4 to understand this thought more clearly. The great redeeming part of this text is verse 5. It extolls the spirit of servanthood that we who are believers are to have in order to witness to others and help to save those who might otherwise suffer eternal damnation. As always it is incumbent upon us to share the Word in the way the Holy Spirit leads us so that more of the lost might actually be saved day by day.
Just wanted to share those thoughts with you today and hope that they can help edify you and anyone you may have the chance to witness to this week. What inspiring message or scriptures did you get from Sunday School or church service today? C’mon and share with us.
