My heart aches for what happened in Boston yesterday.
My heart aches, also, for what happened in Iraq.
And for what happened in Afghanistan.
And for the 63 people that passed into eternity between the three events – 95% of whom probably never had a chance to hear the Gospel.
Perhaps you only heard about one event of the three I mentioned above. I’m not angered by the news and media for not giving details of the events in the Middle East – obviously for Americans, the death of the three in Boston are more “close to home” than the death of the 30 in a string of bombings in Iraq or the death of the 30 in the bombing of a wedding in Afghanistan due to “mistaken identity.”
I am concerned, though, that we begin to measure the value of life based on country of residence or possession of a particular worldview. I believe that all lives are equally valuable, and my heart aches for any person that enters eternity without receiving Jesus’ provision for salvation. Chances are that the 60 who died in the Arab world didn’t have even one Christ-following friend.
If you have just one Christian friend, you have more than 40% of the population of the world. Believer, I challenge you: Be a good friend to those who haven’t accepted Christ here at home. But don’t stop there: Be a part of bringing the Gospel to a place where people don’t have Christian friends. Ask God what you can do to take part in reaching the unreached.
Will you join me in praying for the Arab World?