WHAT IF THEY DON’T BELIEVE?
One of the most challenging things in life is to convince
an unbeliever of the reality of the true and living God. That’s why
spiritual regeneration is a task solely reserved to the incalculable power of
the Holy Spirit. Our job is to sow
seeds. His job is to bring on the harvest.
This reminds me of a popular comic strip entitled “Hagar
the Horrible.” In one memorable comic moment, we find Hagar kneeling down
in prayer. And here’s what Hagar had to say to the Lord:
“GOD, it’s not easy to believe in you. We never see
you. How come you never show yourself? How do we know you even
exist?”
In the next instant, we observe a flower springing into
life beside Hagar, a volcano erupting in the distance, an eclipse of the sun
filling the sky with darkness, a shooting star penetrating the atmosphere, a
tidal wave rushing across the sea and lightning flashing brilliantly through
the evening sky – all followed by a bush beginning to burn without being
consumed and a stone rolling away from the entrance of a garden tomb.
But Hagar’s next words are so typical of persons who are
devoid of faith:
“OK, OK,” he roared, “I give up! Every time I bring
up this subject, all I get is interruptions!”
You see, if someone stubbornly refuses to lend a hearing
ear to Heaven’s constant communiques, there is absolutely nothing you and I can
do about it. We’ll just keep on praying. Keep on trusting. And keep on sowing good seed.
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