I am going to die....will you save me?

Imagine you look up and see a young man standing on the edge of a cliff.  You see him standing there with tears in his eyes and pain on his face.  He is in this emotional pain from years of physical abuse from his father, his is a convicted felon, he is addicted to drugs, and even sells the same drugs on the streets of your town.  He is ready to jump in an attempt to end his pain and get out of this world that does not care about him. Would you run over to the edge and try to save him?  Most of us would still answer yes.  Now, let me ask you again.  Imagine the same scenario, but this time there is a fire burning between you and him.  You know that you can make it through the fire, but you are going to be left with scars and pain that you will fill the rest of your life.  Will you still do whatever it takes to save him?  Or would you just leave him there to die and say the world is better off?  I hope the answer is you would do whatever it took to save this life this person that God loves dearly. 

I know this sounds like some crazy story, but in fact this is happening right here in Saltville and the rest of the US.  More than 32,000 Americans take their life each year and more than 4,000 of those senseless deaths are young people between 15-24.  In addition, more than 33,000 people die from drug overdoses in this country yearly.  I will bet that anyone who reads this knows someone that had died from suicide or overdose in the last year.  The sad part is that many of these folks died without knowing Jesus Christ and without hope for eternal life. 

Most of you will read these and say "that is terrible...that is so sad".  But my question is are you willing to do anything about it? Are you willing to let these people die without knowing Jesus Christ? Romans 5:6-8 (TNIV) says "You see, at just the right time , when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.  Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person some might possibly dare to do.  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners Christ died for us".  So God allowed Christ to die for ALL of us ungodly sinners.  Therefore, I urge you never to judge anyone's sin because God loves them just as much as he does you.  Share the Gospel with them right were they are in their misery and addictions.  Tell them what God has to offer. You can't be afraid to leave of your comfortable little world and go in to theirs.   Jesus was never afraid to hang out and teach the prostitutes and drunkards, so why should you be afraid?

If you know him, Christ DIED to save you.  So how are you going to repay him?  What are you willing to do to save the life of the ones he loves?