ARE YOU RESOLVED?

The end of the year is nearly upon us.  New Year's Day looms near.  Are you one of those who makes a new year's resolution?  Should you be?  

There are some resolutions that should be made and not just at the new year.  We all need to resolve to be more like Christ; to know Him better; to spend more time in his word and in prayer.  Here is another idea.

My husband got me a new book for Christmas.  I had recently reread the minor prophets and noticed Jonah's response to his preaching in Nineveh and then what Nahum had to say to Nineveh some time later.  The book he got is about these two prophets and God's response to Nineveh at these two different times.

As I was reading I came across this paragraph:  "The comedic duo Penn and Teller, known for their longrunning Las Vegas magic show, are outspoken atheists.  One night after a show, a fan waited in line to meet Jillette Penn and gave him a Bible with a kind inscription.  Penn was touched by the gesture and released the following statement:  'If you believe that there is a heaven and a hell and you think that it's not worth telling people because it might make things socially awkward:  How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize?  How much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them?'"(The Two Prophets to Nineveh by James E McCarthy)

How often do we fail to talk to someone about the Lord because we think it won't matter or they won't listen anyway or it just isn't the right time or (fill in the blank)?  The truth is we are being like Jonah who really didn't want the people of Nineveh to experience the grace and mercy of God.  Wow!  This really hit me.  

How about this resolution.  Resolve to share the gospel with everyone you meet in any way possible.  Love them the way Christ loves them.  After all, we are supposed to be imitators of Christ.