Because we find witnessing difficult,
generally when we do it we are very amateurish.
We do it so abruptly and in such a way that often
it offends people. We need to be led by the Spirit
of God.
I believe that the finest kind of evangelism today
is prayer evangelism. I mean that we should begin
by praying for an individual. Then the day will
come when we need to put legs on the prayer.
Ask God to lead you. Friend, I know that He will
lead you. If you have been praying for a loved
one, or a friend, or a stranger, don't just go to him
in your own strength and in the power of the
flesh. If you do, you will fail. Let God be the One
to lead you.
When I was a student in college, I was very
zealous to be a witness for God, but I was rather
timid about it, and, very frankly, I wanted to be
sure I had the leading of the Holy Spirit. I didn't
have any money for bus or train fare, so I did a
lot of hitch-hiking. One time when I was out on the
highway, a man in a brand new Model A Ford
drove by and stopped fifty yards past me. Then
he motioned for me to come on and get in. He
said that he always looked over a hitchhiker
before he picked one up. He introduced himself
and told me he was a salesman for drug
companies. He was going all the way to Memphis
and he would be glad to take me all the way, but
he did need to stop at several drug stores on the
way to get his orders from them.
As we rode along, we talked of everything under
the sun. Under my breath I was praying, "Lord, I'd
like to witness to this man, but You will have to
open the door for me. I'm not going to broach the
subject because if I do, he'll think he has some
religious nut in the car with him. If I open the
door, he will probably open the car door and tell
me to get out." So we rode along some more and
just talked and talked.
We got about sixty miles from Memphis and we
had run out of conversation. There was a lull, and
I was still praying, "Lord, we're getting near
Memphis and there still hasn't been a door open
for me. I'm not going to open it because I'm
afraid he'll throw me out. You open the door for
me if You want me to witness." We rode on for
about ten more minutes, and then out of a clear
sky he said, "You know, my wife and I went to
church yesterday." He looked at me and laughed,
and I laughed. Then he said, "I don't go very
often. But that preacher said the funniest thing.
He said Jesus was coming to this earth again.
What do you think about that?"
Well, friend, I told him. Then I told him all about
the first coming of the Lord Jesus. Finally I said,
"The second coming of Christ means nothing to
you now. You've got to come to Christ and accept
what He did for you the first time He came if you
are to have an interest in His second coming." This
man was wide open. He drove me to the
dormitory where I stayed at the college. He
parked there and said, "I want to see you again."
So I just blurted out, "Wouldn't you like to accept
Christ as your Saviour?" He said, "I sure would," I
told him he could do that right there in the car. So
we bowed our heads in prayer. I prayed and then
asked him to pray, and he accepted Christ.
Now I'll be honest with you, I would never have
opened my mouth if the Lord hadn't prompted
him to open up the conversation. We need to be
led by the Spirit.
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