Emergency

Last night Tim and I went for a walk in our new downtown area. Neat street to walk down with cute shops, restaurants, cafe's and such. As we were coming up to a crosswalk there were a couple people on each side of the sidewalk. They each had a stack of paper and were passing things out to passerbys. On that corner was a little restaurant. As we walked by they handed us a sheet and said "we are having an information teaching on Buddhism." Of course, we did not accept it. On our way back, we passed them again - someone else tried to hand me one and I told them "Jesus is the only way." I was hoping to get some kind of response but I didn't. Just a smile. It was so sad to me that worship of idols is more important than Jesus. As I read through the scriptures this seems to have been an age old problem. Think of the Israelites - they saw the miracles and God's provision, yet they still made the golden calf. It is so sad to me what people are deceived into believing. How can a fashioned idol help your life? Jesus came to seek and save the lost - to testify to the truth. Our job is to be his instruments. This is an emergency - people all around are being taken in. Colossians 2:8 "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosphy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ." People need the truth of Jesus and we need to share it. No more being wimps about it. Time to get out there and share Jesus with people. Peoples lives depend on it.

Jesus said "I am the way the truth and the life." If you are a Christian - you already have heaven, pass the news on to someone who doesn't have heaven yet. It is the truth that will set people free.

Jesus, fill me with your power to share you with more boldness. Pour your Spirit upon your people to take your message to those that are right around us.