Evangelism is a David-and-Goliath task. It’s extremely daunting, but we don’t go into battle wearing the king’s armor. Instead we are clothed with the Armor of God, holding the shield of faith, having our feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, and a firm grip on the Sword of the Spirit. The world may have a sword and a spear and want to feed us to the birds, but we come in the name of the Lord, and our weapons aren’t carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds. We know that the smooth stone of the gospel will be given its power by the sling of God’s Law, and our aim is to hit Goliath between the eyes of his understanding and for him to see the glorious gospel of everlasting life. So, like David, we run at Goliath.
If you think that the “E” on the fuel gauge of your car stands for “Enough,” in time you will find yourself out of gas. It is wise to keep the tank topped up. I keep my spiritual tank topped up with the fuel of gratitude. It’s high octane. If we lack gratitude we will lack motivation, so regularly refuel by meditating on sin in the light of God’s perfect Law, and on the amazing cross in the light of what we deserve if we were left without God’s mercy in Christ.
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