Good point Tammie. We can’t give up on people and have to keep praying for the lost. Even though that haughty lady morph into Cruella de Vil ... with God all things are possible and He still desires everyone to be saved. See this guy in this pic ... he did the Dos Equis Beer commercials ... well, his vacation home is in the same town and I’m praying the Lord gives me an opportunity to bump into him to be able to witness to him. From the local newspaper article, he spends a lot of time at this one place and if the Lord doesn’t rapture us out this summer, I’m hoping this fall the Lord opens the employment doors for me to work there and then perhaps I will get a chance encounter to talk to him. :yes: Geri - you just never know, but be ready, in season ..... another of my verses that I like (so many, so little time. - I’m only up to 593, had hoped to make it to 1000 before the rapture, but it is what it is B-) ) anyway I digress 1 Peter 3:15-16 “but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.“ keep praying for the world to see our Savior- they all will one day. Every eye.... every knee.... :prayer-hands: :flyup: Somehow saying we "need" God infers inferiority on our part. Exactly! And for those who don't know where their next meal is coming from, or are afflicted with disease, or who have been blinded by poor life choices often look forward to physical death. Larry King a non believing Jew is into cryogenics as his savior. Whether one loves themselves, their wealth, or their celebrity all are fearful of changing the status quo. But it is appointed once for everyone to die the first death. Some have cheated on taxes or found loopholes, but not so with death. Knowing that soul and spirit are eternal many think there's plenty of time. But with the saving of flesh is of paramount concern! This is why the Lord says that those that lose their life will find eternal life. In the end, the flesh loves flesh, and spirit loves spirit! Sadly the treasures of this life whatever they may be can't compare to heavenly treasures! It is the ultimate shortsightedness to choose the limited and temporary! Professing themselves to be wise, they highlight their foolishness. TR There are People who don’t want to believe that God exists, nor that it is all, ALL about Jesus. To acknowledge the truth makes them powerless and their pride just will not let them give up their perceived power. Yep, pride is a big stumbling block. I often wonder too when we talk to the unsaved about the narrow way to eternal life that they aren’t thinking about their loved ones who passed away and its their desire to be with them no matter what, even if they are not sure their loved ones made heaven? While witnessing to this one former co-worker, she said to me are you saying my parents didn’t make heaven? I replied I don’t know your parents, but I do know that God gives everyone a chance to hear the Gospel message at some point in their life and to respond. Perhaps your parents turned on the radio station or the tv and heard about Jesus that way? The Lord also uses divine appointments and brings believers across the paths to share the Good News like I’m doing right now with you. Since both your parents spent time in the hospital and rehab before they passed away ... there could have been a believing nurse or worker on duty or even another patient in the same room who spoke one on one with them. (Note - she did later inform me one of her sisters, brother-in-law and their daughter are born again in her family). I started noticing a pattern when witnessing ... there seems to be at least one believer in each family that is saved because people will often say “you sound like my sister, or aunt, or uncle” or “so and so in my family believes the same as you.”
