A Passion For People

He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. - 2 Corinthians 5:15

Mark Twain said, "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the vowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

This quote appears on a Web site intended to help people discover what they are passionate about so they can live with greater significance.

The apostle Paul's passion in life was largely driven by concern for the eternal destiny of othes. In 2 Corinthians 5, he names three things that fueled his passion. First, he recognized that he was accountable to Christ for his service and wanted to give a good accounting at the judgement seat of Christ (w. 9-10). Second, Paul was driven by Christ's love and a desire that others would know the love that he had experienced. In verse 14 he wrote, "Fot the love of Christ compels us." Finally, he understood that a lost and dying world needs the Savior (v. 20).

What are you passionate about? Paul's passion for people was fueled by the love of Christ - and ours should be as well. Let's apply Twain's words of challenge to our efforts in outreach: "Sail away from the safe harbor." Share the love of Christ with someone today. - Bill Crowder

Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray!

While the world perishes, we go our way

Purposeless, passionless, day after day;

Set us afire, Lord, stir us we pray! - Cushman

Talking to Christ about others helps us to talk to others about Christ.

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I think of the Thailand preacher... our church is going to send 2 gospel preacher to Thailand... both lady are going to leave this safe habor and live for Christ in the future...
Actually we should go out... try to get as much people to Christ as I can... just ignore those who dislike Jesus Christ... as the Bible say they will get their judgement then...

Have passion on God's work is something we should do when it is still in daytime... when the night fallen... no work can be do... Serve the Lord with passion... and also serve the servants of God with passion...