Snow Season
My hope is by the time you are reading this, all the snow we received in our recent snow splash is melted away and can only be seen in our memories. Please know this is not due to a disliking for the frozen stuff. I like to see the white covering around Christmas and I enjoy my time with the children playing in the yard, building a snowman, and sledding on the hills. I do like all this winter activity, and I emphasize the word: WINTER!
Did anyone notice spring started recently? This is the end of March/beginning of April – this is not snow season! While this has been a light winter for snowfall in Northwestern Ohio, I still like my seasons to be consistent. You have snow in the winter, flowers in the spring, lawn mowing and mosquitoes in the summer, and leaves falling in autumn.
Everything belongs in a season, yet every season is acceptable and appropriate to share the Word of God. We find this call in 2 Timothy 4:2, where Paul instructs us to, “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience and careful instruction.”
This is a directive to all of us. We are to be prepared to preach the Gospel, to share the truth of salvation with everyone we meet. Jesus Christ gave His life so that we might live and this is truly the Good News of salvation for all to hear.
If it is in season, is this an appropriate time to hear the Word of God? If it is out of season, is this an appropriate time? Does this concern convenience, meaning we should only talk about the Good News when it is suitable? Or, perhaps we should seek out times convenient as well as inconvenient? We could also consider discussing the Word of God with people who want to hear it as seasonable discussion, and if we press those who do not want to hear the Word of God, we might be in an unseasonable vein of conversation with them.
Either reference, we are to be prepared by this directive to share the Word of God at all times, and when we have to, we should use words - that is, our lives should be a reflection of the Gospel, in and out of season. This is important when we consider Heaven and Hell are very real places and these are the only two destinations we have in our lives.
There are no other options.
We have a choice to make: Share the truth of God’s Word, the Gospel, and His plan of salvation with everyone we meet no matter the circumstances, or ignore this directive and everyone we know will have to learn on their own or by some other person. By the first choice, we are obedient to God and we shall share His glory with many of the people we share His truth. By the second choice, we fear man (you chicken) and what others may think of us, or we are lazy – and by this choice there may be one or more of the people we care about who do end up at the wrong destination.
If you have to, use words. And remember, there are only two destinations no matter the season.
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Glenn Sasscer
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