Where Are the People Going?

            In this chapter David Platt summarizes God’s plan to expand his kingdom. He says that as Christians we have the urgent responsibility to take the news about Jesus to everyone who is unreached or unengaged. The default for eternity is hell because God allows everyone to know him but we still sin as humans. The only way to go to heaven after death is to accept Jesus as the son of God, try to follow his teachings, and ask him to take our sin on himself. There are 1.5 billion people in the categories of unreached or unengaged that are going to hell if they are not reached by Christians and given the chance to know the full forgiveness of God.

            One thing that really convicted me was the fact that people who have never heard of Jesus have heard of Coca Cola. How is it that Christians are not effectively reaching people like this world business? Christians are called to take the gospel to the whole world and there is still much to be done. Every person who follows Jesus is required to do their part in this. For the future, I would like to take the gospel to people as I travel as a nurse. For now, I can pray for and support people who are already working to reach the unreached, and participate in missions endeavors hosted by my church for the community and around the world.