Maybe Not! John 4:35 Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest! Tennessee pastor Robert Shockey doesn’t believe in chance encounters. To him, every contact is an opportunity to evangelize. When he answers the phone, for example, and hears the person on the other end saying, “Sorry, I must have the wrong number,” Bob responds: “Maybe not!” Usually there is a pause on the line, followed by something like, “What do you mean?” That gives Shockey an opening to initiate a conversation about the gospel. He has led more than one person to faith in Christ that way. Evangelist Billy Graham once answered the phone in his hotel room. The person on the other end asked for so-and-so, and Mr. Graham told him he had the wrong number. There was a pause, and the person said, “You sure sound a lot like Billy Graham.” “This is Billy Graham,” replied the evangelist. During the ensuing conversation, the caller gave his life to Christ. There are opportunities to witness for Christ all around us, some in unexpected places. We are ambassadors for Christ—harvesters—witnesses. Perhaps the Holy Spirit will lead you to someone today who needs a word from the Lord.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:08:07 +0000
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