Continue In Deep Love

In the book "Living a Life on Loan " by Rick Rusaw & Eric Swanson, want to provide it's readers with the scope of taking a look at how we live our life, and how critical living an evangelistic life is to the building of God's kingdom.  In the chapter 5, Grace @ the Intersections they talk about how we have a part, and God has a part in our evangelistic attempts to live out this faith.  We

1) Have to pray that God would prepare people's hearts to believe the Gospel. (Rom. 10:1). 

2) That God would open doors for significant spiritual conversations to present.(Colossians 4:3). 

3) That God would give you the words to speak clearly as we engage them in spiritual conversations. (Colossians 4:4)

He goes on to say "we'd love through our efforts to see every person come to Christ through our deeds of love, but if they don't...we should still continue with deeds of love because this is what you do as a Christ-follower." 

How many people on the job, in your neighborhood, even in your own family have you discarded because they didn't recieve your attempt to pitch Christ to them?  Whose to say it wasn't your delivery, or tone, or your timing?  How many times did Christ have to knock you to your knees to show you who He was, and how deeply it is He loves you?  How many times did you reject His love shown to you through others, before you actually got it?   Evangelism isn't a tool to try to fill our worship centers & halls, it's a way of life.....it's an opportunity for you to be filled with the indwelling of God's Spirit to live out this thing called grace and immulating it in all you do.  If we really know Christ, we will also come understand we will be rejected, we will be hurt, we will take on persecution....but we are to continue in deep love for God's creation, His crowing glory, each and every living soul!

This is why 1Peter 4:7-9 leaves us this encouragement:  ⁷ The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers. ⁸ Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins. ⁹ Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.

So let's be intentional in our prayers before we leave the home this morning, that God would prepare their hearts, give us multiple opps to share transformation stories, and that He'd give us the words to share..or better yet..the heart to show them by serving them in deep love regardless of whether they recieve it well or not.  Bottom line continue to .....Love God, Love People!