Have you ever had a conversation with someone who mocks or adamantly denies God? How did that make you feel? Did it break your heart? Did it give you that punch in the gut feeling? Imagine how Paul felt when he spoke boldly in the synagogue in Ephesus for three months. For three months those people denied God the entire time. Paul must have gotten frustrated and been heartbroken, but he kept pursuing. He had such a desire in his heart to see those people saved.
Take a look around this campus and town. Every time I turn on the news I see someone getting in trouble for drugs or alcohol, you see nineteen year olds robbing and murdering people. There is darkness all around us and there is nothing that separates us from them except the love and grace of Jesus. It breaks God’s heart to see these people unsaved, it should also break our hearts. We need to have that exact same desire that Paul had when he pursued the unsaved. So many times when we witness to the lost we get so easily defeated. It’s like we accept that its okay, how about we sit down and try to have a conversation with that person, answer their questions. Don’t give up on them, in verses nine and ten Paul gave daily lectures and spoke to the Jews and Greeks so they would learn about the word of God. Regardless, if it’s the person sitting next to you in class, a friend, or even a family member that is lost, they have as much of a right to have a relationship with Christ as we do.
Even if it takes us awhile to break through to those people, we have to remember that God’s love is timeless.
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to ALL creation.” – Mark 16:15
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