Tuesday, September 30, 2008

To go where no man has gone before...


The scary part of this title is that while it is a throw back to an old TV show, it almost describes most believers concerning the work of Evangelistic outreach. One would almost wonder how the lost will hear without believers carrying the gospel. Yet some do. I am thankful for the one who reached out to me and gave a clear understanding of salvation from the Scriptures. When are we going to "go where we have not gone before?" Sadly, many have never gone into the realms of evangelism. What would prevent it? Not enough government funding? Soul-winning program was canceled at your church? Your new testament was left in the other car? So many empty excuses, and so, no one goes! Think about it...are you glad your pastor left the comforts of home and came to your house, or, climbed into the pulpit and proclaimed the message of salvation into your ears? Or was it simply that prayer warrior that kept taking your name before the throne of God? Either way, are not you thankful? I know I am...

2 comments:

The Fire Scribe said...

This is an interesting post. I'm reminded of my conversion. No one had come to witness to me in the sense of a single evangelist talking one on one with me. I had been attending church and was raised in a "Christian" atmosphere all of my life. I knew the Bible stories and the gospel, yet I wasn't changed. I remember the day that I have in the past claimed as the day I was saved and how it was and emotional event for me. It wasn't because of a hard message, or an evangelist giving me the gospel (although ministers were involved), and as a matter of fact the event was before the service even began! At that time the preaching and the ministries in the assembly were rather emotional, earthy and lacking in true doctrine. 'Forward through the ages' I chewed on the meat of sound doctrine, even now to the point that I can't point to an exact date or time that I was converted. Was it the original time, or was it at some point later that God gave me faith? I can't rightly say, yet I know without a doubt that at this moment and for all eternity the righteousness of Jesus Christ covers my sins before Holy Jehovah.

Joy said...

Wow! Thank you for encouraging me, to the both of you!