I have had the opportunity to do a lot of traveling this summer. Unfortunately, this also means that I have spent countless hours behind the wheel of my car logging countless highway miles onto my odometer. I have visited such cities as New York and Washington D.C., where everyone is on the go and it is easy to lose your identity, to Charleston and Savannah where the atmosphere is laid back and southern hospitality is happily extended. Meeting different types of people and interacting with them on different levels has been one of the highlights of my summer.
Though people have varying interests and come from all different walks of life throughout the United States, it is comforting to know that God has revealed his plan of salvation for all people through his Son Jesus Christ. Whether we live in the hustle and bustle of a metropolitan area, or in the quiet confines of the Old South, we all have one thing in common…..we are all sinners. Adam’s sin in the Garden of Eden has brought death to all of us, his descendants. We cannot get around this dilemma. Simply put, we need a Savior. Jesus Christ, the Word made Flesh, came to a specific people- the nation of Israel. However, Christ’s perfect life under the law made Him the perfect sacrifice on the cross for all sinners. Not just to the Jews but to the Gentiles alike. Through faith we receive Christ’s merits won for us on the cross and become children of God. As God’s children, we have the comforting words of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 28 to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…..And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” This command and promise from our Savior gives us confidence to spread the gospel not just in our own state or country, but across the entire world.
So in our travels, may we all have our feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace (Eph 6:15) that we may be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks us to give the reason for the hope that we have. (1 Peter 3:15).
Jevon Matthews
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