Acts 16:31 31So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and you will be saved, you and your household.”
When God got you saved, He didn’t just have you in mind. He
had your whole family in mind. That is why His Word says,
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you
and your household.” Now, this does not mean that once you
believe in Jesus, your family members are automatically saved.
What it means is that you have opened a big door for God to
move into your family’s life and to touch every member of your
family!
So don’t worry about your unsaved parents or grandparents.
God knows how to reach out to them. A relative of mine spoke
only Cantonese, and could not go to church because she was
very old and her legs were weak. But Jesus appeared to her in
a vision and spoke to her in perfect Cantonese! She had never
encountered Jesus, but knew that it was Him and understood
what He said to her. After that, those who visited and spoke
with her were amazed by her knowledge of Jesus.
Even up to the very last moment, God will reach out to your
unsaved family members. This happened to my late maternal
grandfather who used to make fun of me being a Christian. On
his deathbed, he was gasping for air and in great discomfort.
He couldn’t die peacefully. My mother, who was with him, told
him, “Dad, just say, ‘God, forgive me.’ Call on Jesus.” My
grandfather remained hardened and in great pain. But at the
very last moment, he cried out, “Jesus, forgive me!”
You see, my grandfather had no time to pray the sinner’s
prayer. But God says that “whoever calls on the name of the
Lord shall be saved”. (Acts 2:21) Jesus will find every excuse
to save a person. My mother saw the peace of God come upon my
grandfather’s face after he had called out to Jesus, and he
passed away peacefully.
My friend, God’s desire is for your entire household to be
saved. Right now, your family may be giving you a hard time,
but because you are a Christian, a big door has been opened
for your Daddy God in heaven to touch them!
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