The Need for a Savior

¹⁴ For this reason I kneel before the Father, ¹⁵ from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. ¹⁶ I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being, ¹⁷ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, ¹⁸ may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, ¹⁹ and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

²⁰ Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, ²¹ to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. – Ephesians 3:14-21

This is an awesome prayer and one I want to keep near my thoughts as I am in contact with other brothers and sisters in Christ.  I want to make sure that this is my intent with everyone I meet:

     1.  God will strengthen their heart.
     2.  Christ will dwell with them through faith.
     3.  They will understand the extent of Christ’s love.
     4.  They will be filled with God’s Spirit.

Is there anything more than this that we should want for any other person on Earth?  Can we confirm within ourselves that this is enough?  If we are unsure as to whether this is enough we can be sure that we have a faith problem within us.  As much as I personally hate to say that there is a single answer to every problem, there is and that answer is through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Paul wrote in Romans 1 that this gospel message “is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes”.  Are you wondering where God is moving today?  Are you wondering why you aren’t seeing more of God in our society?  The simple answer is Christians are afraid to reach out and be a witness to everyone around them.  If Christians aren’t unashamed of their salvation and completely dependent upon for their everyday, their very life, how shall the power of God move in our culture?  How can God move if there is no conviction of sin?  For where there is no conviction of sin, there is no need for a Savior.