Snatch Someone Out of the Fire

And have mercy on some, who are doubting; save others snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.

Jude 1:22-23

When I was very young, very new to the faith and on fire for the Lord, I ran into a friend who proceeded to tell me about his new found faith.  The more I listened the more I realized that he was being manipulated by a cult.  He had shreds of truth, but the bulk of what he spoke was far outside the truth of Christianity.

I felt panicky about what I should say.  I said the first thing that popped into my head; I said, “Hey, why don’t you come to the church I go to on Sunday?” 

At first he balked, but then he agreed to come.  The next Sunday, he and his family came to church and he and his wife accepted Jesus as their Lord, Master and Savior.  Over the next few weeks they discovered that they were not judged by their past mistakes, but were accepted and loved as part of the church family. 

This is the mercy we are to have; mercy that extends the love of God and the truth of the Gospel to everyone.

Be brave; snatch someone out of the fire.