Thursday, July 18, 2013

A DOG’S TEETH AROUND MY ANKLE

IF YOU EVER WONDER WHERE YOU CAN FIND SOMEONE TO WITNESS TO—just go out of your door and down the street…knocking on each door and greeting the people.  

I recall a Christian man who had just retired after thirty years at his job. He said that his only regret was that no one knew that he was a Christian!
30 YEARS!!
HOW WILL HE ANSWER TO GOD FOR THAT FAILURE
TO BE A WITNESS?
Could it be that some of your own neighbors would someday
stand up and witness against you?


 “YOU WORKED WITH ME ALL THOSE YEARS,
 BUT NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT JESUS.”


SOME PEOPLE ARE INTIMIDATED by the Great Commission where Jesus commanded, “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15)

“How can I go into all the world? I can hardly go out of my town.” “I don’t have the ability or money to travel to all the world.” 
I wonder what the Lord thinks about such responses to His call to every Christian! How about bringing it down to your level? “Go ye into one square mile around your house and preach the Gospel.” 



HAVE YOU DONE THAT?
WHERE THERE IS A WILLINGNESS TO OBEY
 THERE IS A WAY TO DO IT!

Some experiences can be unforgettable like this one.

Sometimes I would knock on doors in the daytime, but sometimes it was in the dark of the night. That was how it was the time no one answered the front door of a 31st street house. I had always taught others not to give up, but to try another door. Maybe they don’t use that first door. So I bravely headed around toward the back of this house.



IN THE MOONLIGHT I SAW SOMETHING
 THAT STARTLED ME. 

A distance away was a large dog. He growled...and then suddenly leaped at me. My heart almost stopped until I saw that he was chained and jerked to a full stop after a few feet.

Feeling safe I stepped up on the porch. Next came an unwanted revelation. That chain was merely caught on a rock, and now that dog came flying at me, leaping past the rock and setting his teeth around my ankle. 

I could not move. There I stood looking down as my prayers started going up.

“Nice doggy, in Jesus’ name let me loose. Nice doggy, let go in Jesus name” I quietly and prayerfully intoned to his perked up ears.

WHEN HE FINALLY DID LET GO, IT ONLY TOOK A SPLIT SECOND FOR ME TO PUSH THROUGH THAT DOOR AND INTO THE KITCHEN OF A VERY SHOCKED STRANGER. 

“I am so sorry, “I explained to the lady, catching my breath. “Your dog had his teeth around my ankle, and this was my only escape. Please forgive me!”

We both laughed with relief. I was safe, and this was not a home invasion, and I was not a thief breaking into her house.

As crazy as it all seemed, as the situation unfolded, somehow the Lord turned even this around into a great opportunity to witness to this lady.

THIS ACCOUNT IS TAKEN FROM THE BOOK

REACH THEM ONE BY ONE by
CLAIRE H. GOODWIN




2 comments:

  1. This is what I've been looking for on the web. Thank God for you and what you do! www.bmarkanderson.com

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    1. Thank you for your encouraging comment Brother Mark. Oh---how we need to keep the fire burning for soul-winning. I have often said, "The more you do it, the more you want to do it; and the less you do it, the less you want to do it." It is easy for the passion to fade if we allow days and weeks to pass without reaching out to souls. It can happen to any of us.
      I looked at your web site and found it interesting and right on the mark for my concerns. May the lord bless you and make your ministry fruitful beyond measure. Claire

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