Finders, Keepers

Written By Betty Predmore

ROMANS 10:14 - 11:12

(July 27)

I'm sure most of us can recall memories of our childhood playtimes, where the most important thing was to WIN!

Maybe it was a scavenger hunt, and your team found all the clues. "Finders, Keepers!"

Or you were on the playground and looked down to find a shiny coin. "Finders, Keepers!"

Maybe you were walking down the street with friends and right in front of you was a $10 bill. "Finders, Keepers!"

There is something so gratifying about being the winner, finding the prize. It can make a bad day into a good day. It can turn our gray skies to blue.

There are a few more words that finish off that famous quote ... "Losers, Weepers!" Nobody wants to be the loser.

The greatest prize we can ever find is our salvation. I love the way Paul questions how a person finds that salvation. It is not through a silly childhood game, or a lucky moment of circumstance.

We find salvation through the people who share the love of Jesus with us. People like parents, other family, friends, neighbors, pastors, Sunday school teachers. Those people who believe with a firm conviction and also know their responsibility to share their knowledge and increase the family of believers.

Where would we be without them? According to Paul, a person cannot have salvation until they BELIEVE. They cannot believe until they have heard about Jesus, and they cannot hear unless someone else is willing to tell them.

That is what makes you and I, and others who are willing to share the message of Christ with others, so important and so special.

Those who believe this Good News are the ones who can say "Finders, Keepers!" They find that salvation and they keep it for eternity.

But what about the "Losers, Weepers?" There will be those who refuse to believe. Or they will be like the Israelites, who heard the message, understood the message, but refused to live accordingly. They will look at the "Finders", and hopefully want what they have.

It is God's hope that they will see and believe, that they will walk away from their wickedness and walk towards him in obedience. Look around you and you will see those people. They are lost, hurting, and broken. They are confused, depressed, and angry.

But there is still hope. They can still walk away from their sin and begin to know, love and serve Jesus. Only then will they go from being "Losers" to being "Finders" ... and only then will they be "Keepers" for eternity.

Betty Predmore

Betty Predmore is a writer, blogger, speaker and ministry leaders. She is the founder of Mom-Sense, Inc., a ministry designed for mentorship, connection and service to women of all life circumstances. Through this ministry, women are encouraged and supported with scripture and life application. Mom-Sense helps women overcome life struggles through small group classes with biblical curriculum, individual counseling, bible studies, and other areas of support.

Betty also directs the Imperial Valley Life Center, which is a non-profit faith-based pro life women’s resource center. She has a passion for saving the unborn and supporting mothers through pregnancy and motherhood.

Betty loves to speak at events, sharing the love of Jesus with other women. She does this through practical life application mingled with God’s word, and sprinkled with humor. Having experienced a broken home, divorce, abuse, grief, single motherhood, blended families, and adoption, she uses the broken places and movement of God in her own life to share His word in an inspiring way. She enjoys sharing her blogs on social media as a way of reaching out on a broader spectrum. Betty has many speaking topics which can be found on her website: www.bettypredmore.com

As an author, she has had the opportunity to impact women and reach deep into their hearts with her words of inspiration and encouragement. Through Pondering Virtue and Whispered Grace, she has created wonderful tools for the woman who is seeking direction in her spiritual walk.

Betty serves on the writing team of A Wife Like Me, and is also a contributor to Moms Encouraging Moms and Gift of Thorns. Her blogs have appeared in several magazine publications throughout the years including Southern Faith Magazine, Purposeful Life, and Aspiring Woman Magazine.

While Betty thrives on her ministry opportunities, her greatest blessings come from being a wife to Jim and a mama to their wonderful collection of children, who bring joy, laughter, and an occasional tear to her days.


Previous

Surrounded: Pegs Will Fall
Next

Surrounded: The Valley of Blessing