Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Consider This...

Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. (Matthew 7:6 NLT)

There's a time to shake the dust off your feet and walk away from people that reject the Gospel with vicious contempt. People that try to force feed the Good News to a recalcitrant rebel actually show despite for the gracious nature of God's saving offer. Remember, Jesus spoke generously to all kinds of people, but didn't say a word before Herod (Luke 23:9). Paul proclaimed the Gospel to the Jews in Corinth, but stopped in the face of persistent rejection and hostility (Acts 18:5-7). Sometimes the right thing to do is just walk away until some later time when God opens their hearts to the truth.