SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS

Tell.  Tell.  Tell.  Be the light.  Spread the Good News of Jesus.  BUT …

What do you do when you try and the wheel falls off?  Last week I had 45 emails bounce back.  45!!!  Talk about being frustrated!!!  Those very same email addresses had worked the previous week. I even apologized and sent the blog out again.  Nope.  Still had them bounce back and, now, a few new ones were added.  I had emails bouncing all over the place.    I checked the ones that were from our church or friends.  The others were people I do not know but who want to read my blog or who are too polite to ask to be deleted.  

Why would this happen?  I was doing exactly what the Bible said to do.

He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭16‬:‭15‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I tried.  I failed.  I was frustrated.

What now?  I will try again Friday to send out this blog.  Will there be a glitch again?  Or will the emails make it through?  I have no idea.  If it does, I will work to fix the problem.

Another type of spreading the word is telling family and friends.  BUT what if they do not listen?  What if we cannot get through to them?  What now?  PRAY FOR THEM!!

I often use scriptures and make them personal.  An example is Ephesians 2:1-10.  (Fill in the blank with the name or pronoun of your loved one or friend.)

Lord,________ is dead in _______ transgressions and sins. I understand because I was in the same lifestyle.  I followed the cravings of flesh, desires, and thoughts.  Please put someone in ______ life that will explain the great love God has for ___.  Let ____ find the mercy which will make ______ alive with Christ. Touch _____’s soul so _____ realizes that Christ sees ____ sin and still offers saving grace.  

Lord, let ___________ see the incomparable riches of God’s grace, which was expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. I pray that _________  is saved, through faith, as a gift of God, and discovers ____ was created by God.  

Lord, I pray __________ will hear your Word and turn from the ways of the world and toward eternal life with you.  Please put someone in ____  path if I am not the one to open ____ eyes.

Amen

Tell.  Tell.  Tell.  Be the light.  Spread the Good News of Jesus.  BUT …

What if things go wrong?  (Send the emails again and then work on the problem.  Do not give up.)

What if they will not listen?  (Pray.  Pray.  Pray.  While you pray, accept that it might be someone else that gets through to them.)