“And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.” — Luke 5:31
I was ready to charge hell with a squirt gun yesterday after our Missions Conference, so I handed a tract to to a young man walking out of the coffee shop that shares our church parking lot. After a friendly introduction and giving him a tract, he mentioned he wasn’t really religious.
I explained, “I understand. I wasn’t interested in the things of God until about 10 years ago.” But I said, “Think of it like this. If I had a cure for cancer in my pocket and offered it to you, would you be interested? I would say NO, because you’re not sick at the moment. That is how Jesus works. God gave us the commandments to show why we need Him. Ever told a lie? Stolen? Lust is adultery and hatred is murder by God’s standard.” He left thankful I had taken the time to explain why he needed Jesus.
Jesus is the cure, once you understand the disease. The problem of modern evangelism is we often push a cure on a world unconvinced of the disease.
May I encourage you to take advantage of the “Law” when you witness? Romans 7:7 says Nay, I had NOT KNOWN SIN, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
And If you are saved, see you really are a Missionary everywhere you go.