Well, it's been a bit sine I last posted. Had a lot of homework and school stuff to do this week, but I'm back! This song has really been on my mind lately, and today the lesson in chapel was about a man who ignored an opportunity to talk to his friend about God. How many times have we done this? Been too afraid, embarrassed, busy, (insert excuse here) to talk to someone that we know about the gift of salvation we have been given? This is a command we are given, but it's often easier to brush it aside than to go out and follow that command. Sometimes, we may even have the intention of doing it. But, we say to ourselves, we'll do it tomorrow. Tomorrow is a good day. One of my favorite movies, the Music Man, has a quote that has always been one of my favorites. When the con man, Harold Hill, asks the librarian, Marian, on a date, she replies with, "Well how about we do that tomorrow?" His reply is "My dear little librarian, if you pile up enough tomorrows you will find yourself left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays." That quote rings so true, and I believe it applies to our faith. If we keep putting it off until tomorrow, we will wake up one day and realize there is no tomorrow. If we really think about and appreciate the wonderful gift we have received, the gift of living eternally with the God who created everything, I don't think we will be able to help but tell everyone we know. Imagine how many new brothers and sisters we would have if we were as ambitious as the first church at spreading the gospel. Do you think we would have thousands added to our number...daily? My encouragement to you would be to think about who you know that needs God's Word in their life, and not let anything stop you. Because nothing in this world is worth keeping the Word to ourselves. Don't let yourself wake up one morning and realize that you've missed your chance.
"What's the point of all of this if you're not going to let it change you?"
-To Save A Life
Be salt and light!!
~Hannah~
Good points, all, Hannah. And thanks -- hadn't heard that song before. Love Casting Crowns, but I'm not always up on the newer tunes, since I typically listen to my favorite CDs over and over.
ReplyDeleteAllow me to add an additional excuse to your list: This person has probably wouldn't respond to the gospel -- he/she's just too worldly! That's one I have, ashamedly, told myself at times. However, I remember Pastor Jack Hayford (really sharp teacher, by the way) expounding on the fact that spreading the Gospel is the duty (and privilege) of the believer, and our purpose in doing so is glorifying Him. I.e., "the duty is ours, but the results are the Lord's".
Another great post, sister/cousin! ;)