What would it look like to share this Good News with other people?
The
first thing to remember is line 1.
Jesus came to earth.
He showed people what God was like.
He listened, cared, was among, was with, encouraged, believed that God
was up to something good in the lives of everyone he encountered.
He believed God was on the move.
He would eat dinner with people, rich and poor, pompous and humble,
righteous and sinful.
Key words: listen, be with, believe, be for
people not against them, be in their corner.
The Gospels leave the impression that Jesus did all of this before he
ever said a word.
He incarnated the Gospel.
We
can choose to go to people, often by simply walking across a room and saying
hello.
Over time, during which we seek to listen, learn and care, others may
actually inquire about your life at which time you can say something very simple
but clear about this God who relentlessly seeks out every person on earth
because they matter to him.
Of
course you could say something about their burning in hell if they reject him,
but that not only doesn’t help the cause, it also misrepresents the heart of
God.
God’s heart is not “if you don’t shape up, then I’ll . . . . ”,
rather it is “since you left, I’ll never stop seeking you until in the end
you allow yourself to
be found”.
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