This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
(1 Timothy 2:3-4, NASB)
On Wednesday, we talked about how we, as children of God, should pray for everyone, including our leaders. Today, Paul reminds us of why: because doing so is “good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior.” Doing so pleases our Lord God.
But I want to focus on the second of today’s verses. God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”
I’m part of a small group at my church of women who are “spiritually mismatched.” Our husbands are either unbelievers or are not on the same faith journey as we are (e.g., they’re of another faith or new Christians or backslidden). We’re going through a study the Lord inspired me to write that has us meditate on verses to encourage or convict women in our situation.
We recently meditated on 2 Peter 3:9, which is very much like the above verse. God’s heart is for all men to come into relationship with Him.
So why are there comparatively so few who choose to follow Him? If it’s God’s desire for all to be saved, why do we have so many friends and family members who aren’t?
Because our loving Father gave us the choice to follow Him. Some don’t want to give up control of their lives. Some are too enamored with the world’s temptations. And some have never really heard the truth.
What can we do? Well, we can certainly pray as we’re commanded. But we can also be Christ’s light to those around us. We can share God’s truth to everyone in our circle of influence. And some of us can even answer God’s call to go out into the world to minister to others.
Just as it is our Father’s heart that all should come to salvation, so should our hearts desire the same.
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