We Have A "Lift"

A world traveler once told of a sign that he saw in front of a hotel in Hamburg, Germany that said simply, “Wir haben ein lift.” It meant that the hotel had an elevator!

This is the kind of sign that Christian churches should place alongside the road. We ought to be telling the world that passes by:

“We have a lift for those of you who are in the depth of
despair.”
“We have a lift for you who have lost hope.”
“We have a lift for those who think the world is doomed
to frustration.”

On Saturday evening, March 27, 1976, the population clock ticked off the fact that we had 4 billion people on the surface of this planet. Whereas, it took until the 1800’s to get the 1^st billion people, from 3 to 4 billion took only 15 years and we are now running well over 5 billion. It takes a lot to “lift” that many people. But the power of the Gospel, and the resurrection glory of Jesus Christ is that elevator that gives the lift to all who will enter through its doors.

An old church hymn carries these beautiful words: “Love lifted me…Love lifted me. When nothing else could help, Love lifted me.” (Howard Smith). Get yourself a “lift”. You may be only one person in the midst of 6 billion. But you are that one person for whom God sent His son for the salvation of the world.

God has lifted us. Through His great love, He has lifted us! Through Jesus’ death upon the cross, He has lifted us! By His mighty resurrection from the dead, He has lifted us! Lift your eyes to Him. He is forever reaching down to give a lift to all who call upon Him.

Think what power could be discovered...
If everybody did the loving,
And all the love did the lifting.
The whole world could be transformed!
And that's what our Faith calls upon us
to do.
Try your hand at doing the "lifting" today.
There are thousands of people out there,
Who could stand a bit closer to Paradise,
and the Lord's will...
If you did!