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“Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 10:17 One day, a woodpecker was pecking at a telephone pole, just hammering away on the wood when right about that time a big bolt of lightning crashed down and split that telephone pole right down the middle. So that little woodpecker flew off. And pretty soon, he came back with a whole flock of other woodpeckers and said, “Look what I did!” People love taking credit for something they didn’t do. Just look at the political climate today. If something goes well, then it was because of this party. If it went badly, then the other party must have caused it. Everybody wants to take credit when things go well, and they blame others when they don’t! But when it comes to doing things for God’s Kingdom, the mindset completely flips. As followers of Christ, you and I are not only to admit our shortcomings, but to give glory to God when things go well. It’s completely counterintuitive! When things go well for you, who gets the glory? Do you like to tell others how great of a job you did? Or, are you humble, giving the glory to God? God’s desire for you is that you would boast about one thing: His work in your life. So instead of taking the credit, put it where it really belongs—at His feet! WHEN GOD BLESSES YOU, GIVE HIM THE CREDIT AND ALLOW OTHERS TO SEE HIS GOODNESS THROUGH YOU!

No One Turned Away

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.”
John 6:35–38

One Sunday morning the great evangelist George Whitefield filled the pulpit of one of London’s more elegant and upscale churches. Yet his message there was the same as he preached everywhere—that God saves sinners. Whitefield declared, “The Lord Jesus will take the devil’s castaways.” After the service ended, Whitefield went to eat with some of the leading members of the congregation. Over the meal, someone challenged him regarding his bold declaration that salvation was offered to all who believe.
In response, Whitefield pulled out of his pocket a note that he had received before leaving the church. He asked the critic to read it aloud to the group. It said, “Two poor, lost women stood outside your tabernacle today and heard you say that the Lord would take the devil’s castaways. We seized upon this as our last hope, and we write you this to tell you that we rejoice now in believing in Him, and from this good hour we shall endeavor to serve Him who has done so much for us.”
No sinner is beyond God’s saving. No matter what someone has done or failed to do, the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross is sufficient atonement for his sin. The problem is not that God cannot or will not save, but that each individual must be willing to accept the free offer of salvation provided for him.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

No one who comes to Jesus in faith asking for salvation has ever been turned away.