The Greatest Epidemic

Here’s a question to you… I was at a conference on how to share the Good News in our post-modern generation. One of the speakers said, “The greatest humanitarian crisis in our time for us Christians is the AIDS epidemic in Africa.”

I was shocked! I thought, “Yes, the AIDS epidemic is a tremendous crisis. We’re all working on it. However, the greatest humanitarian crisis of all time is that millions are dying each day without Jesus Christ. AIDS or no AIDS. It’s our responsibility to give them the spiritual medicine, which is John 3:16 in the Bible.”

The AIDS crisis in Africa, and elsewhere, is horrific. How much worse then is spiritual death – being separated from God forever? Jesus Christ is the remedy to heal the epidemic of spiritual death. He himself said, “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”

Those are strong words of truth! It’s our job and our privilege to share God’s Good News with those who don’t know the Lord Jesus. He calls you and me to share the Good News Gospel in word and deed, in obedience. And what tremendous joy we’ll have when we see God’s power at work within us saving souls for eternity! And when we get to heave, and meet them there – man, that’s exciting!