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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

How would you describe yourself? 1. Are you on fire for God? 2. Are you for the first time realizing that you may not be a Christian? 3. Are you beginning to take your personal relationship with God more seriously? 4. Does your life resemble the values of the world more than the Word? 5. Do you love holiness and hate sin? 6. Do you strive to fight the sin of your heart and not simply address your sinful behaviors? 7. Do you like attending church? 8. Do you appreciate and obey your parents? 9. Do you enjoy reading and studying the Bible? 10. Are you prepared for the new freedoms in your life now that you’re getting older? 11. Do you have strong personal convictions? 12. Are you getting ready to head off to college and move away from your family for the first time in your life? 13. Are you experiencing significant anxiety as you think of the future?
Karl Graustein

The Bible says in I Corinthians 1:21 that “God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.” Often it is the message of the Cross lived and demonstrated that God uses to open a heart to the gospel, but it is the message of the Cross proclaimed (by word or page) through which the power of God saves those who believe its content. No matter how well we live the gospel (and we must live it well, else we hinder its reception), sooner or later we must communicate the content of the gospel before a person can become a disciple of Jesus.
Donald S. Whitney