Greetings all!
Our first weekend after vacation and looking forward to our Saturday Farmers Market! Joseph and I went out to the "local" farmers market to hand out tracts and witness, when we met "Deborah" We had an interesting conversation about the state of our nations financial woes, and this led from the "natural" (our financial debt) to the "Spiritual" (our sin debt) I asked her what she thought happened after we die, she said " I don't really know" and I asked her if she believed in Heaven and hell, she started rambling on about there was no heaven and hell and that they both were the same thing. I asked her how she knew that, and she said "that's what I believe" After explaining that there is a heaven and a hell as described in the Bible, I asked her if she was 100% sure she would go to heaven? She said "I believe they are both the same thing" I explained the Gospel to her and our need for a Savior to keep us from Gods wrath (hell) she then started yelling about why Christians think they are the only ones who are right. I explained to her that no other spiritual leader claimed to be the Savior of the world, and that only Jesus could save us from our sins. I took out my bible, and started reading John chapter 1
to set the foundation that Jesus is God, and BOY...Katie bar the door! Her whole countenance changed and she became very angry, packed up her things and left. All the time ranting about how Christians think they are to only one who got it right. Before she got too far I told her "Ma'am, I can only tell you I was once dead and now I'm alive" Hoping to spark another conversation, as she was leaving I left her with the thought "I can only tell you what I know happened to me" She left... and Joseph and I proceeded to the "FARMERS" as we call it!
At the Farmers market, we saw "EUGENE" a wheelchair bound gentleman, who we witnessed to before, He said he was doing well, and Growing closer with GOD!!! I was totally taken aback, by that, and said "That's Great!" He said they had a city council member coming to talk with them about some housing issue's and Wow; looking back in retrospect, I should have asked HOW he was growing closer to God. Oh well I'm learning as well. We stopped in a narrow part of the market, and I knew that I should open air right there.. well I ended up handing out "million dollar bills" and we had a great time, people were lined up to get them!!! Wow God is so gracious, here I was, too afraid to open air, and he lead people to line up for the tracts! We had fun and must have passed out 50 or more "millions" I love the adventure that witnessing brings... a confrontation to start out with, and ending with fun handing out tracts and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ! ISN'T OUR GOD AN AWESOME GOD?
UNTIL THE NETS BE FILLED
Be Strong, my Beloved!
Robert
