"Whoever comes to Me, I will never turn him away."
Jesus Christ (Matthew 11:28)
Today I received a letter from an older Christian couple whom I have been corresponding with for a number of years…
Jesus Christ (Matthew 11:28)
Today I received a letter from an older Christian couple whom I have been corresponding with for a number of years…
And one of the things they shared about was the untimely and tragic death of their grandson's best friend, who was twenty-three years old. He committed suicide.
They were trying to make sense of his desperate act. They also knew that this young man had been struggling with drug addiction. He had been in "rehab." But he didn't do well in the program he was in.
Now, sitting in my cell on this chilly almost Fall evening, I am trying to imagine what this young man's life was like. He was probably very depressed. I believe that he felt shame and failure, and that he had no hope left. Perhaps he believed that "nothing is working.” Sadly, he saw suicide as an option to end his pain. I wish he had placed his faith in Jesus Christ.
I do not know if this man ever heard the gospel and God's unconditional offer of complete forgiveness for his sins. But what I do know is this: that if young people only knew how much God loves them, and how much He wants to embrace and help each one of them, they would run to Him. They would jump into the arms of Jesus.
Unfortunately, however, multitudes do not know the truth. Perhaps they think of God as being angry and disappointed in them. They think He will never accept them. But oh, how wrong is this thinking!
Even now, a loving and caring Savior is knocking upon the doors of millions of hearts, hoping that someone would open their heart and let Him in (See “Generation Z’s” reaction to The Chosen).
D.B.
They were trying to make sense of his desperate act. They also knew that this young man had been struggling with drug addiction. He had been in "rehab." But he didn't do well in the program he was in.
Now, sitting in my cell on this chilly almost Fall evening, I am trying to imagine what this young man's life was like. He was probably very depressed. I believe that he felt shame and failure, and that he had no hope left. Perhaps he believed that "nothing is working.” Sadly, he saw suicide as an option to end his pain. I wish he had placed his faith in Jesus Christ.
I do not know if this man ever heard the gospel and God's unconditional offer of complete forgiveness for his sins. But what I do know is this: that if young people only knew how much God loves them, and how much He wants to embrace and help each one of them, they would run to Him. They would jump into the arms of Jesus.
Unfortunately, however, multitudes do not know the truth. Perhaps they think of God as being angry and disappointed in them. They think He will never accept them. But oh, how wrong is this thinking!
Even now, a loving and caring Savior is knocking upon the doors of millions of hearts, hoping that someone would open their heart and let Him in (See “Generation Z’s” reaction to The Chosen).
D.B.
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