Meaning in the Message

Meaning For The Message

Today I write from the nothingness of inner space: looking for something to inspire both myself and you the reader.

Musing in this way is hard mainly because I usually seek a theme either from the text or a title.  Maybe that is what I seek a piece on our (generic) relationship with Father, not as we want it but as He does.

This subject is valid because of the way that the large percentage of us deals with an impersonal force as god one who has little influence in their lives, if any at all.  This group excludes by definition those who are included in the “don’t know” and the “God haters”.  All of these groups are outside those who are “being saved”.  And we who are of the latter group have a calling from the Master to “seek and save those that are lost”

In essence this is done by dealing genuinely with all people we meet as we go about our days. It is not done by inflicting Bible passages on the people when they are down.  Jesus during His ministry years did not use the Bible of the day as an offensive weapon to bring people to a follower relationship, except when He was dealing with the priesthood who were intent on bringing Him down.

So then what is important when introducing Jesus as an integral part of our lives?  It is not that different to introducing someone to anything whether it is a friend or something that is significant in our lives.

The first thing we need to do is be genuine.  If we respect the other person then we are more likely to be granted a hearing, on the other hand if we treat a person as a moron then we will be shut out by our hearer.  It won’t matter if we can quote the Bible from start to end if we can’t demonstrate what these verses mean in our lives.

The second thing is to act out of love.  Not the gooey gushy kind of relationship that the world considers love but an acceptance of where the other person is coming from and assisting then to grow in their knowledge.

These two things demonstrate to the person we are talking to that we are sincere and not simply headhunting.  Many people we encounter are just not interested until we show them how real our faith is and many of these people have encountered others who, while being unfortunately genuine in their approach do not know how to do evangelism with the heart.

Finally if someone is not interested in what we are “selling”, this is not the end of the story perhaps this person is not ripe for the Good News if you accept the rebuff with equanimity then you are still in a position to influence waiting/praying for that person

The blog is nearly done.  Again Father has filled my page and I hope filled your heart with the message of eternity.Message