February 10, 2009
I've been reading Luke chapter 10 today about Jesus commissioning 72 of his followers to go out to diverse places and preach the good news so the people can come to repentance. Jesus let loose 72 Billy Grahams and many came to a saving knowledge of the Lord but to those who didn't Jesus said, "He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects you rejects me; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me." Whoa-I would not want to think I had just rejected the Creator of the Universe.
It is popular today to try to be neutral in our conversations with others if we don't know their beliefs. The old adage-never discuss politics or religion. We don't want to offend. In our culture religious views are considered a private matter, and indeed it is private, our very souls are on the line. What is more offensive to another-to speak of on a subject they are uncomfortable with or leave them to eternal damnation because we did not speak?
How can we follow Christ's command to love our neighbors as ourselves and not share the good news of Christ with them? In Luke 10:2 Jesus says,"The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." May the Lord of the harvest give us boldness to share His great love with them.
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Just wanted to put a few quotes.
ReplyDelete"If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and un-prayed for." -Charles Spurgeon
You know, I was going to quite a few things from these movies, but I think I'll put the links instead. The first you have seen, but not the second.
Also, the second speaks to God's justice. God is incredibly merciful. The short of it is that we have all sin and the consequence of sin is death. We are living by His grace alone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF7rjzDzh6s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF7rjzDzh6s
Quote* not quite :(
ReplyDeleteLove the comment by Spurgeon! Of course he is a favorite of mine. I really enjoyed listening to the Danish dynamo preaching the Word. He is very inspiring and very convicting but that is the purpose of the Word and he preaches it well.
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