It is amazing how quickly news will spread about certain things. A celebrity dies, and before 24 hours goes by, the country hears of their passing. There is an outbreak of a virus, and the world is watching and wondering what will happen next. If the story is catchy enough, the world is going to listen.
However, when it comes to spreading the Gospel, we have to ask, who will listen? We can talk about the disease of sin, and how the cure comes through God’s Word. We can talk about the reality of eternal death, and yet, who will hear? However, this thinking places us on a path and a kind of questioning that should be abandoned by Christians.
Instead of asking who will listen, or who will hear, we should ask, who can we tell? Jesus does not talk of a small harvest, and too many workers; instead, He speaks of the opposite. He says, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few” (Matthew 9:37-38). Who are we going to tell of the life-saving Gospel that we have partaken of?
Maybe we have tried the familiar spots; families, colleges, acquaintances, or friends. However, what about the stranger, the one who is in the dark looking for the truth, needing to be found. There are many who are lost in sin and needing to be saved; the problem is the workers are few. Can we be the one that finds a lost stranger this week, and share with them the life-saving Gospel?
Josh Schutkowski