PEOPLE WILL COME.

On this second Monday of the Corona pandemic, I’d like to briefly mention something that most of us are aware of but possibly might not be thinking about: All of us are in the same boat.

Not just our community and state. Not just our country. The entire world is facing the same uncertainty that you and I are experiencing. Not since WWII has something completely gripped our entire world. At that time, safety and security were anything but assured, regardless of one’s country of residence. This current pandemic is impacting the world in a similar way, causing all people to stop and think seriously about their present and future lives.

For Christians, this is the time to talk about our Faith and the Church. Unchurched (people who don’t know), De-churched (people who used to know but not aren’t sure anymore), and couch-sitters (people who have better things to do) will be receptive to the Good News unlike any other time in the last seventy-five years.

After WWII, the Christian Church experienced explosive growth worldwide and it wasn’t just because everyone came home from the war (Remember, they lived in their native countries before they left for war and many of them didn’t attend church before they departed.) Rather, their wartime experience led them to the Church upon their return.

This pandemic is not a war as we would typically define it. However, it is similar in several ways, especially in regards to our Spiritual lives. Our current situation is causing the whole world to think about life, death, and every state of being in between. When a person has these thoughts, their heart softens and they become receptive to things that they may not have considered before the event.

We are supposed to be sharing the Gospel every day. Most of the time, we don’t share the Good News because we are afraid of rejection. Today, I simply ask that we keep this in mind: The likelihood of the Good News being received by a listener has just increased by a large percentage. How much of an increase? That depends on if we (you and I) do as Jesus taught: To share the Good News. People will come.

“Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.” 
(Colossians 5:5-6, NASB).