7/14/12 Dave and others, 20's and 30's
While on a beach
vacation on the Carolina coast I went to a Food Lion grocery store on a
Saturday night. I can't stop sharing the
gospel just because I'm "on vacation" so I used some million dollar
tracts as conversation starters. Most of
the shoppers there were young men who were not there for food, but to pick up
cases of beer for their Saturday night partying. I talked to 5 or 6 guys, most in their 20's. Some were clean cut and some not, but they
all seemed to have some sort of church background, a positive attitude toward
the gospel, and a wonderful southern respect for their elders. Their "yes sir" and "no
sir" is something I never hear back in Chicago. Yet as courteous and respectful as these guys
were, none gave any indication that they thought maybe their drinking might be incompatible
with their Christian background. Later I realized they reminded me of the second
son in the parable Jesus told in Matthew 21.
Two sons were asked to work in the vineyard for their father. The father went to the first and said, ‘Son,
go and work today in the vineyard.’ ‘I
will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. Then the father
went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but
he did not go. Like these courteous
and respectful guys getting ready for a night of drinking, I think the second
son was agreeable just to be courteous, but he never did do the will of his
father. I'm reminded that Jesus wants true
obedience, not just our courtesy.
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