How Is (Your) Salvation Coming?

​  I have the privilege to be a part of a Bible study every Monday morning at a local Christian business. One Monday as I was going in the door behind one of the employees, I heard a question that stopped me in my tracks. As the employee that I was following into the hall by the office entered the office another employee asked him “How is salvation coming?” I froze to hear the answer. The first employee answered, “Real well. I checked on it and it will be here on Thursday”
          SO – I stepped into the office and asked about the question – “How is salvation coming? They explained to me that they use a trucking company called Salvation Trucking and they were checking on a load of parts that they were expecting. I said OK but it put my creative juices to flowing.
          I know both of these guys and know that they are Christians. But what if we approached people that we worked with, people in our family, people that we fellowshipped with, and even strangers and asked that question – “How is your salvation coming along? I can already feel the tension rising up as you are reading this. Should we be so bold as to ask people about their salvation / relationship with Jesus Christ? I mean it is THE most important question that we can ever ask someone.
          Salvation is a private matter between a person and Jesus Christ. I get that but we should not be afraid or ashamed to ask someone about it. If they are saved then they should not have problem answering the question with a sense of security that they have been saved and their relationship with Jesus is up to date. It should give the person being asked a sense of pride to say that they have given their life to Jesus.
          One reason that we don’t ask is that it gets tricky if the person is not saved. We fear that we will offend them or even worse, not know how to tell them how to be saved if they confess that they are not saved. But telling someone about the greatest thing that has ever happened to you (Getting saved) should be easy for you. Just tell them how much Jesus has changed your life.
          We fear that the unsaved person will thank that we are judging them or that we feel that we are better than them because we are saved. Both of these are the wrong attitudes for us to project. We should want other people to have and enjoy the blessings of salvation and be willing to share the love of Christ with them. So give it a try sometime. When the time is right ask a friend, coworker, stranger- “Tell me about your relationship with Jesus Christ” The way that they answer will tell you a lot about if they are saved or not.
          Genuine Christians will not be afraid to share with you. Others will be so bold as to admit that they don’t have an up-to-date relationship with Jesus. A lot of people will either try to lead you on a wild goose chase or make excuses. Some people will tell you about their “spiritual resume” – I go to church, I sing in the choir, etc.  All of those things are what they do. I want to know about their relationship with Jesus Christ. Have they accepted what Jesus has done for them? That is the only way that they will make it to Heaven.
In love with Jesus – Gary Mimbs