The Motivating Love of Christmas

Christmas provides unique opportunities to share the gospel with family and friends we rarely see. Many Christians miss these divine appointments because they approach life like tourists rather than evangelists. The apostle Paul offers three powerful motivations for evangelism: remember your slavery to sin before Christ, rejoice in the salvation God provided through His mercy, and resolve to share this hope with others. When we remember our former condition as deceived, disabled, disobedient, and dead in sin, we develop compassion for those still trapped in that state. Understanding that God saved us not through our works but according to His mercy should compel us to look for divine appointments and share the gospel with those who desperately need it.