The Gospel is like a caged lion. It doesn't need to be defended, it just needs to be let out of its cage.
//Charles Spurgeon//
As we've been talking about evangelism this week, I am convicted by how little I actually speak the love of Jesus into a hungry world. I have spent years of my life learning apologetics, Biblical foundations for everything, and even how to walk in the power of the Spirit. But somehow, I have limited myself to encouraging people who are tired churchgoers, as if all that I have learned is just an emergency exit to be used in time of need.
God doesn't need me to defend His word. Somewhere in the Psalms, we are told to test the word, and when we actually do and live what it says to do and live, things happen. If people really question its effectiveness, hand them a Bible and tell them to test it out. But for them to ever take that step, there has to be the conversation that allows them to question and the handing that enables them to test. How many times do I strike up a conversation with someone I don't know about the weather much less the love of God?
When we declare [the Gospel], we give opportunity for people to come to the King to be saved. When we are silent, we have chosen to keep those who would hear away from eternal life.
//Bill Johnson//
We are Heaven's gatekeepers. Will you open the door?
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