NOT FOR SISSIES

"In our eagerness to make converts I am afraid we have lately been guilty of using the technique of modern salesmanship, which is of course to present only the desirable qualities in a product and ignore the rest.

. . .

"He (Christ) might grieve over the retreating form of an inquirer who could not face up to the truth, but He never ran after him to try to win him with rosy promises. He would have men follow Him, knowing the cost, or He would let them go their ways.

"All this is but to say that Christ is honest. We can trust Him."


A. W. Tozer  (1897-1963)
Culture  p.143-144
Moody  2016


As For Me

Whatever I was told, in 1972, I only heard the rosy promises Tozer writes about. I enjoyed that season; and in that season, I, too, sold the Gospel and salvation like a well-trained salesman: "Want all your problems and hurts to go away? Ask Jesus into your heart."

Aaaah, but when trials came I felt lied to, as did at least one of the people I shared Jesus with. By God's grace and via the wisdom within Christian fellowship, I held onto my faith.

Years ago, there was a book titled, Old Age Is Not For Sissies.

Neither is the walk with Jesus.

Jesus doesn't put that spin on it and neither should we. That day of no tears is coming, but it isn't here yet.

EverGrowing,
Lonnie


"Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
Hebrews 10:25  NIV  (emphasis mine)