A m o st w o n d e r fu l aspect of per sonal evangelism is that it can be done by anyone. When we talk like this, some people aren’t too happy about it. Right away excuses come to mind. We are either convicted by such statements or we try to fight against them. If you have been making an excuse, I have some good news for you. In all probability your excuse is not a new one. No doubt it was made by someone in the Scriptures. One of the interesting things about reading the Bible is that it gives us the mistakes great men have made. Take Moses for instance. When God told him to talk to Pharaoh he began looking for a way out. He said, “They will not believe me, nor harken unto my voice; for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.” Isn’t that an excuse we make in these days ? We say, “I can’t talk to anyone be cause he would never believe. I know him. Why, the person about whom I’m thinking is an unbeliever.” Remember this, however, the only people who can become believers are unbelievers. Therefore, if you know someone who is an unbeliever, he is automatically a potential believer. How do you know he won’t believe? If God tells you to go and speak to someone, whether he is a believer or not isn’t your concern. While you can’t make someone believe, you can tell them the good news. Your responsibility is to do just that. The second excuse Moses made was that they wouldn’t harken to his voice. I used to make this excuse with re gard to some of the tough young teen agers that we have in our part of the world. One day the Lord told me to talk to about a thousand of them. I discovered to my utter amazement that under their ragged, long hair and shabby exteriors, there were in quiring minds. Hearts longed to know the reality of life. All the time, how ever, I had been saying that they
wouldn’t listen to me. My problem was that I just hadn’t gotten to them. Be ware of making that mistake! The third excuse Moses came up with was, “They will say the Lord has not appeared unto me.” Moses felt the people would not accept the fact that God had revealed Himself to him. It
Dr. Ray A. Myers (right), chairman of the Biota Boardof Directors, turnsoverthe keyfor the new Student Union Building to Mr. Lyle Jacobson, this year's president of the Aso ciated Student Body. Theyoung people them selves, through self-assesment, are building the structure which will provide ofices,rec reationalarea and soda fountainfor Biota's growing studentbody. The firm which Mr. Myers heads, Myers BrothersConstruction Com pany, has erected al of themajor permanent buildings on the Biola Campus.
is this way today. People want some thing they can handle and see, so that they can rationalize everything. If the Lord tells you to speak don’t you worry about what others may or may not think. God specializes in taking the foolish things to confound the wise. The Lord has carefully chosen
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