I'm trying something a little different. Here's a testimony as if written by Jude the Apostle:
I will never forget the joyful shouts of “Hosanna!” that roared from the exultant crowds as Jesus made His Triumphal Entry into the city of Jerusalem on the week of His death and Resurrection. It seemed as if the very stones themselves were crying out with all of the crowds, “Save now”. Save now! Could any phrase better describe my Master and His mission? I can't think of a single time where Jesus could be persuaded by us as His friends, or by His ever growing crowds of enemies, or even by the demands of His exhausted and aching body, to put off even for a moment the immediate relief and comfort of His healing, cleansing, saving love and service. He would not wait for nightfall, not even on the Sabbath, to save those who were suffering from disease and disability. He did not tell thousands of people to leave Him hungry and discouraged but rather produced enough food practically from thin air to fill each and every one. On the way to save the daughter of Jairus He did not pass by on the other side of the woman who had an issue of blood and had waited twelve years for release. Jesus taught me that when the house is on fire, you drop everything to pull people out of the flames. You save them now, no matter what. I testify to you that Salvation is in and through Jesus Christ, and it is for right now, at this very moment. We do not have to wait until our immortal souls have returned to their Creator before we can be saved. If our loved ones are in the fire, then we have to pull them out right now, before they get any more burnt than they already are. If we ourselves are in the fire, then we must repent and reach out and take our Savior’s outstretched hand right now. I bear my witness that Jesus saves now, in His name, Amen.
