One thing I know, when the Apostles began the Early Church,
they were completely turning their world upside-down with the Gospel all over
the known world. It brought them pain and persecution, but they continued to do
it anyway. Why did they do that in spite of the hardships they endured? It was
because they KNEW beyond a doubt that the Message they were preaching had the
power to change the lives of those who heard it and if those people would
receive the Truth, it would set them free and give them eternal life! And THAT
was more important than their comfort, more important than their safety and
even more important than their lives. AND because they were determined to
fulfill the Command of Jesus in their lives, every one of them except John died
at the hands of vicious people, and even he suffered unbearable persecution.
And yet I have met so many Christians today who have never
in their lives shared the Gospel with even one person. Some people have been
Christians for 30, 40 or 50 years and have never...not one time...told anyone about
the Good News that could change their lives forever! Friends...we are doing
something very wrong, because we declare that we love the Lord, we pray that
God would heal our sicknesses, we thank Him for giving us eternal life, we go
to church every Sunday...and yet in spite of the direct command from Jesus
Himself to go into all the world and preach the Gospel, we continue to ignore
Him...in fact, we completely disobey Him. And because we don't do what we are
commanded to do, people all over the world are dying every day and will one day
stand before God to give an account for their lives. AND not only will they
give an account for their lives...so will we. Think about it Friends...how will
you answer to God when you need to explain why you never shared The Gospel,
that is the power God unto Salvation, with anyone??? What will you say?
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