As you look at the photo to the left, you are looking at a picture that shows a Tex-Mex restaurant in San Antonio serving tacos and donuts through a drive-thru at the same time and the same place. It is truly American to have what you want, when you want it, and to have it delivered to you yesterday.Sinners are the same everywhere you go. They always love their stuff more than God. Keep 'em fed, keep 'em happy, keep 'em distracted from their eternal condition with entertainment, and give them what they want and you'll have a sure recipe for Hell.
Just like Greensboro, NC (and most everywhere else), most of the people of San Antonio love their "stuff" (1 John 2:15) and don't realize that their biggest problem is not where they are going to find their next meal, their next paycheck, or their 401k, but their biggest problem is their standing with the Righteous and Holy God of Heaven and Earth.
Yeah, I know what some of you blog readers are thinking: "Here's another doom and gloom rant." Yes and no. It is true that most people are headed for doom and gloom (Proverbs 16:4; Matthew 7:13). However, the gospel is the opposite thereof. It is the good news that all men need to hear, whether they eventually respond or not. Folks, I am genuinely concerned for the souls of the many who are dying every day in my little "Jerusalem" called Greensboro, NC. I have lost sleep over the fact that so many people are headed headlong into the City of Destruction. My friend, are you concerned about your "Jerusalem"? Jesus said,
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. (Matthew 7:13-14 NAU)Read those verses again and let them sink in. Just let them simmer in your mind for a while. If those verses don't cause you to pause and think about the fact that a large majority of the people you know are going to Hell, then something is wrong with you; bad wrong. A passion for the glory of God in evangelism (Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:31), a healthy fear of God (Matthew 10:28) and a genuine concern for the souls of people (1 Timothy 2:10) should motivate you to ditch your fear of man, get equipped, and then lovingly and patiently preach to your lost family and friends that Hell is horrible and they are going there if they are not rightly related to God through the Lord Jesus Christ (John 14:6).
I love to evangelize, preach, teach, and talk about the gospel. If I am in a public place, I start "itching" to speak to someone about it. By God's grace, I had the privilege of preaching the gospel open-air and doing some one-on-one evangelism this past weekend in San Antonio with my new friend, James Jennings of I'll Be Honest, which is the media ministry of Grace Community Church. I post the following videos for the encouragement of the saints of our church. Not everyone can be an open-air preacher; but everyone can and should speak the truth in love to their friends, co-workers, and family (Ephesians 4:15).
