Grandma Betty

Grandma Betty is my grandma, and I am proud of it. She has constantly been an inspiration to my faith and has loved me always. She is always praying, seeking through Scripture, and has her mind set on the kingdom of the Lord Almighty. God has certainly used her in my life as a model of a servant of Jesus, and one who loves unconditionally. Before I left to begin my training at briefing, she gave me a piece of Scripture as encouragement. She gave me James 5:20, "Let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins." Now this verse may have a lot of theological stuff in it about people wandering from the faith and whose sins are covered. While those are important topics, they are not as important as the great piece of theology that screams out of this verse. SAVING A SINNER BRINGS SAVES THEIR SOUL FROM DEATH! It is always God who saves, but He uses us a people to plant, water, and sow the seed of faith in others. This whole process is about bringing someone to life who is currently dead. I once was dead, but now I'm alive because of Christ and His sacrifice for me. Honestly, I go to Australia this summer for two reasons. God consistently affirmed me that it was in His plans for me, and that I will get the blessed opportunity to bring Australian sinners back to life. Not that I can't do that here, because all of us certainly can. In fact, I don't do it near as much as I should. As John Piper puts it, "The world will tell you that you are arrogant, not loving, if you spread the message of Jesus's saving work as the only way to God. But God calls it love!" This is an amazing truth, and I pray that in Australia our team could save sinners. I have the way to life, how awful is it for me to keep it and not tell the world that Jesus is a spring of everlasting water that can save them from hell. I pray to always remember this, not only to help me in Australia, but throughout the rest of my walk with God on Earth. Thank you Grandma Betty!