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Date: 22 March 2011 10:20:53
A young man at work today did a devotion about telling others the gospel. It was really very thought out and he was very inclusive of lots of experiences, but he thought "preach the gospel always and use words if you have to" was a cop out.
I smiled, and thought, if you're really living the gospel like St Francis of Assisi, to whom the quote is attributed, it is in no way a cop out, and a much harder slog than talking about the gospel. What I found significant was how gung ho and excited he was about telling people about Jesus, which is great, and how the older people in the room smiled, and nodded and said you're right, we do need to tell the gospel, and other times, no.
And what I found really significant was that I was with the older people in the room! I've passed some line which puts me on the side of experience! I'm getting old - just starting to that is.