Mark 1:9-11, Matthew 3:13-17, Luke 3:21-22, John 1:29-34, Mark 1:12-13, Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4:1-13, John 1:35-51, Mark 1:16-20, Matthew 4:18-22, Luke 5:1-11
I had a great conversation this morning with a guy I met on the bus sometime ago. He told me that he has decided to purchase a new car. As we were packed standing-room-only on the bus, he began to relate to me that he has been having some conversations with Jehovah's Witnesses, and that he is suspicious that their world-view is a little skewed. While I am certainly not an expert on the beliefs of the Jehovah's Witnesses, I found this link that seems to detail quite a few misconceptions: http://www.carm.org/witnesses.htm. I thank God that he trusts me enough to discuss this with me, and I am amazed that this trust has been established over the last year and a half in 5-10 minute conversations walking from the bus stop to our buildings. I need to pray diligently that he will not be lead astray, and that the Lord will use this situation to draw him to a better understanding of the true Gospel.
My heart echos the prayer that is the benediction to the first chapter of The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer:
"O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need of further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing, I thirst to be made thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, 'Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.' Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long. In Jesus' name. Amen."
I had a great conversation this morning with a guy I met on the bus sometime ago. He told me that he has decided to purchase a new car. As we were packed standing-room-only on the bus, he began to relate to me that he has been having some conversations with Jehovah's Witnesses, and that he is suspicious that their world-view is a little skewed. While I am certainly not an expert on the beliefs of the Jehovah's Witnesses, I found this link that seems to detail quite a few misconceptions: http://www.carm.org/witnesses.htm. I thank God that he trusts me enough to discuss this with me, and I am amazed that this trust has been established over the last year and a half in 5-10 minute conversations walking from the bus stop to our buildings. I need to pray diligently that he will not be lead astray, and that the Lord will use this situation to draw him to a better understanding of the true Gospel.
My heart echos the prayer that is the benediction to the first chapter of The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer:
"O God, I have tasted Thy goodness, and it has both satisfied me and made me thirsty for more. I am painfully conscious of my need of further grace. I am ashamed of my lack of desire. O God, the Triune God, I want to want Thee; I long to be filled with longing, I thirst to be made thirsty still. Show me Thy glory, I pray Thee, that so I may know Thee indeed. Begin in mercy a new work of love within me. Say to my soul, 'Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.' Then give me grace to rise and follow Thee up from this misty lowland where I have wandered so long. In Jesus' name. Amen."
No comments:
Post a Comment