Joey Loves Jesus

A Day in the Life

A Fictional Narrative

The First in a Series on the Life of Joey

“We love Him because He first loved us…..” (1 John 4:19)

Joey loves Jesus. This becomes quite obvious to anyone who has been around Joey for any period of time. Joey shares his faith with anyone he comes across. He is so grateful to the Lord for His mercy and grace. He thanks the Lord each day for reaching down and saving him. Joey thinks of himself as a debtor. A debtor to the Lord for the price He paid at Calvary that Joey might be forgiven and given newness of life. He believes himself a debtor also to all those who do not know the Lord. He can’t imagine living his life now without the presence of the Lord.

Joey’s job, or should I say his business, brings him in contact with many people daily. He has walked with the Lord for many years and in that time has shared the Gospel with all those who would have ears to hear what the Holy Spirit led him to say. Many would not listen to Joey tell them of the amazing love the Lord has for us all. But those who did listen were so grateful to hear the Gospel. Many said that they had never heard it before.

Joey is somewhat perplexed at the lack of interest from some of those he attempts to share the Gospel with. Considering all that is going on in our country and the world right now, he would have thought that people would be looking for an answer. He thought they might be open to the Good News which would bring them a sure hope for the future. He thought about what the Lord had said about the times of Noah and how people went about their daily lives totally uninterested in what Noah was building. 

“But as the days of Noah were, so shall the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of Man be” (Matthew 24:37-39).

Joey knows that the Lord spoke these words to let us know what it would be like at the time of the Rapture of the church and just before His return. Joey knows the importance of reaching as many people as he can before the “flood” of our times comes. He prays for a last-day revival or harvest from the Lord. The Bible tells us that the end times, the times we are now living in, will be times of great trouble and there will be little interest in the things of God. 

Yes, Joey loves Jesus. He knows all the Lord has done for him – just where the Lord has brought him from. He also knows that the salvation of anyone is the greatest miracle. He prays that the Holy Spirit will continue to lead him to those who would be open to the Gospel. That the Holy Spirit would draw and convict.

We are in the end times and what we are now seeing is a changing world, and not for the better. Joey knows that Noah preached for 100-plus years before the flood came. Noah’s faithfulness to the Lord and his seeking out any that would heed his warning encourages Joey to do the same. He knows the Lord has called us to be faithful. The Great Commission becomes more and more on his mind with each passing day.

Joey knows what the Word says about how the world and people will be in the end times. But Joey loves Jesus and the Lord’s love for everyone is foremost in all Joey does. He seeks to walk in the love the Lord has for all those who are so in need of His Salvation.

So, any time you’re out and about you may run across Joey. He will be the one sharing the Gospel as the Holy Spirit leads him. He’s an example to us all. We must reach out to a lost and dying world while we have time. As the following verse tells us, we are ambassadors for Christ sent to a dying world that they might be reconciled to God:

“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20).

Always Remember,

God Loves You!

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