Do you have friends that claim to be Christians and yet don’t act that way at college or school? Maybe you know people who grew up with you in your church and yet recently they have said that God is a lie? I bet this never happens to other people, I bet no-one else has friends that walk away from Jesus, I bet no one else has friends that say they are Christians and yet drink too much and sleep around. Well if you really bet that, then I’ll take that bet. Oops, maybe I shouldn’t encourage gambling, but you get the gist of what I am saying. Here we have Paul, the ultimate guy who walked around building churches and telling people about Jesus and yet even he had friends who turned away from God. He says it right at the very end. He says “Jesus came for all of us but not everyone sticks around, even my two mates have given up on God.” Now if it happens to the great Paul, we can be sure it will happen to us. So if it has happened to you, it’s not your fault. You are not responsible for other people’s actions, your responsibility is to pray for them and then leave it to God. Because, when it comes down to it, Jesus came for all of us, but it is up to each person to make their own choice.
