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Earlier this summer, someone got into my truck and stole $200 in cash, a pair of sunglasses and my MP3. I was down at the soccer fields picking up my son from a practice and was gone from the truck for maybe 10minutes max. Last Sunday, my wife and I left our van in the church parking lot and went out to eat with some church friends. Someone got in the van and took my son's wave board (sort of a fancy skateboard). We should be better about locking the doors. And from here on out we will be. Still it is a sad thing to see the innocence gone even in our small town.
We want to think that people are "good at heart" and indeed most of us would describe ourselves as basically "good" people. The reality is something different. We are sinful people. All of us. We Christians must always take that into account when we are dealing with unbelievers. And we need to be prepared to be taken advantage of, to be used, even to be stolen from. If we are going to offer God's love to the world, we will be rejected and made fun of. It is part of the price. We need to expect it.
Leaving my car unlocked was foolish and getting stuff stolen from it had nothing to do with sharing the gospel. But it reminds me. One church I was a part of had a free store. Literally everything in it was free. People from the community used to come and get stuff at the free store and then have garage sales to sell the stuff. There's always somebody who has an angle!!
So be wise as snakes and innocent as doves!!! |
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