Sometimes I can read over things in the word of God and treat them so casually. But, when I consider this statement from Acts 17:30-31, I am taken back: God commands all men everywhere to repent, because He has appointed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man He has ordained. THIS IS REALLY TRUE! This very moment, God commands the mail man, the doctor, the President, the college professor, the machinist, the pregnant mother, the grandmother, the Supreme Court Justices, your fellow workers, all your unsaved friends, YES, EVERYONE to repent. Judgment is coming. They must know it, but they only will know it if ordinary Christians like you and me will tell them.
I had to go to the root canal dentist on Monday to share the gospel with the folks who were there. While I was there, I got a root canal. What fun! I was able to get tracts into the hands of four of the staff, a copy of One Heartbeat Away from Eternity into the hand of the receptionist (I got a guarantee that she would read it), and a copy of More Than a Carpenter into the hand of the dentist (before he got my mouth open, I also got a guarantee from him to read it!). Why? Simply because, if they don't know Jesus, they are perishing. I want them to know the truth.
The harvest is truly plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest. These were the words of Jesus. May I ask you a question? If you are a believer in Christ, are you praying, regularly, to the Lord of the harvest? How desperate the situation! Isn't it hard to imagine that 150,000 people are dying every day? And that most of them are tragically headed for what Jesus calls the Furnace of Fire? Oh, that He would grant all of us an overwhelming yearning for the lost to be saved!
Last Friday night, at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, three families from our team (including my family of 11) joyfully labored in the harvest. Wow! We reached so many people who didn't have a clue. One couple, Eric and his girlfriend, listened intently as we proclaimed the law, righteousness, judgment, and the glorious gospel of salvation. We knew their hearts were reached and that they were left with much to think about. So many, like Eric, are in the valley of decision today. They desperately need to hear the truth of the gospel. Can you hear the call of the Savior to be one of His laborers? Time is short. Please respond to the call!