What can I do?

A lot of us hopefully want to be like Christ. But when we see Him in the Bible living a perfect life, working miracles, and teaching to the point of astonishing the multitudes, we feel like we can’t be like Jesus.

So what’s the answer? Luke 19:5 says, “And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.” Jesus then used His opportunity to talk to Zacchaeus about the ways of God. When Zacchaeus, realizing that he was wrong, said, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold,” the Lord responded, “This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham” (Luke 19:8-9). The Son of man came to seek and save the lost.

What can you do? You can do your best to teach the gospel and convert others. This will make you like the Master! We can’t live perfectly or work miracles, but we can be like Him when we preach the gospel of the kingdom. This is not “settling for second best;” this is the most important work we can do, so let’s get to work!

Kyle Campbell