MY HOPE IS IN WHOSE ABILITY
During
your proclamation of Christ to a lost world, is your ultimate hope
placed in the ability of the sinner to know Jesus, love Jesus, and hence
place faith and repentance towards Jesus? Would you articulate that to
the sinner? Well, ultimately my hope is placed in your ability to know
Jesus, love Jesus, and trust Him. (Psalm 146:5 Blessed is he whose
help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, )
My
laptop has an electrical cord, if the cord did not exist, nor the
battery exist, the laptop would have no power. My mind, heart, soul,
and body is a laptop and cord, but the power does not come from the
cord, it comes from an outside source; the person of the Holy Spirit,
uniting me to Christ; He is the Vine, His is the Power, and the Glory
and Dominion forever. Who will dare say that the power comes from
himself?
Some
people have a theology which supports this, others do not; If someone
seems uncertain of the claims of Scripture and Christ, then can you tell
them, "I have good news dear soul, God has the power and grace to grant
you faith, repentance, understanding, a new heart, humility, clarity,
and trust in Him; a desire to pray, seek Him, love Him, and confess
Him." others are simply left with saying, "Well, God has already
done his part, and the rest is up to you to muster up your own faith,
repentance, new heart, humility, love, and desire; I hope you press on
and make the difference."