Are you an evangelist? Some believers think of this as a special office that does not apply to them, but my Great Commission was given to all who would follow me. Yet this is not limited to proselyting for the faith. It is the inescapable condition of humanity. Everyone has something they are enthusiastic about. It may be the way they earn their living, or their favorite team or hobby. This is their preferred subject of conversation, and even without intending to they argue on behalf of the value of their interest. So the question isn’t whether or not you are an evangelist, but what for.

Do you see yourself as limited by your limitations? Does this sound obvious and absurd to consider otherwise? Yet do you see this as a limitation on what I can do through you? A different type of logic applies here. The more you see your limitations and the less certain you are of your own abilities, the more I can use you, that the excellency of  the power may be mine and not yours. Humble yourself under me and I will pour out my Spirit on you.

You live in a world of mass production. This is an efficient way to produce an abundance of stuff for multitudes of people. Do you look at evangelism the same way? You have seen mass crusades with many people responding, and there are systematic programs and methods for sharing the gospel. But not everyone will go to a crusade, or respond to a program. But I love these just as much. Do you remember how I left the 99 and put in as much effort as necessary to find the one lost sheep, and rejoiced when I did?

Is it possible to be blind and not know it? Yet this question was posed to me. What about hunger? This would seem to be among the most primal levels of awareness. Is it possible to be hungry and not know it? Yet you see this constantly. You are surrounded by people who are unaware they are in darkness, striving greatly to satisfy appetites they don’t understand. This explains much of human behavior. Blessed are those who are awake and walking in the light. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they know what their soul longs for, and they shall be satisfied.