“God has given us the privilege of telling others about Him,” Mr. Frederick explained to Roger, his son. “If you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you will want to tell others about Him. It’s just like getting a present that you like very much. You don’t keep it a secret... you show it to your friends and tell them about it. Well, having the Lord Jesus as your Saviour is the most wonderful gift you could ever receive. Why not tell someone about Him?”
Roger thought about what his dad had said for a few moments and then asked, “But what about somebody like Mike? He’s the toughest kid in school! Do you mean I should talk to him about the Lord Jesus?”
“Only the Lord Jesus can answer that question for you, Roger,” answered his dad. “You should ask Him, but be ready to talk if He says ‘yes'.”
“But, Dad, it’ll be hard to talk to Mike!” exclaimed Roger. “All he’s gonna do is laugh and make fun of me.”
His dad pointed to the hillside. “Look at those huge rocks up on the hillside. Do you see the one with a tree growing out of it? How do you suppose the tree got there?”
“I guess a seed from another tree fell there and found a soft spot and took root,” Roger answered.
“Right,” answered his dad. “And do you think the parent tree worried about how hard the rocks looked when it let the seed drop? No, it just let it fall, and God did the rest. That’s what we need to do let the Word of God fall and don’t worry about whether or not it will take root. That is God’s work, and He can handle it.”
“Even Mike?” asked Roger.
“Even Mike,” answered his dad. “Is he any tougher than that rock? Remember, the Word of God can soften hearts. It has the power to save even Mike. Don’t let him scare you. If God tells you to talk to him, you do your part and God will do His.”
How about you? Are you afraid of being laughed at if you talk to someone about the Lord Jesus? Do you think your friends won’t listen to you anyway? Remember that your job is to spread the seed of God’s Word. The rest Isaiah 1.11D to God.
“Behold, a sower went forth to sow... some seeds fell by the wayside... some fell upon stony places.... some fell among thorns... but other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit.” Matthew 13:3-83And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. (Matthew 13:3‑8).
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