And that's okay. Jesus wasn't welcome everywhere, and neither should his followers be.

I was saved in August of 2003. At the time, I had been listening to a lot of Wretched Radio w/ Todd Friel. His Witness Wednesdays, wherein he used Ray Comfort's approach to evangelizing, using the Ten Commandments to help people recognize their need of a savior, was always a favorite of mine.

https://livingwaters.com/are-you-a-good-person/

That Christmas, after the festivities at my sister-in-law's place had begun to die down, I saw an opening w/ my niece and nephew, both of whom were in their early teens at the time.

I took them through the Law, and they answered my questions, more out of genuine curiosity than anything else. Clearly, they had never heard the Gospel presented like this.

When I finished, my sister-in-law's husband told us that I would never again be allowed to share anything about my faith in his house again. I told my wife that, if Jesus wasn't welcome there, we weren't either. And so we left, my wife in tears.

Months later, I brought an olive branch to him and his wife, my sister-in-law, telling them that I meant no disrespect to either of them when sharing, and that I'll never do it again.

But despite the temporary heartache of that day, I was faithful to plant the seed of the Gospel in the minds and hearts of my nephew and niece that day.

There will always be a cost to sharing Jesus in this sin-cursed world. May we never fail in being faithful to share who He is with others.

Thanks for reading. Happy Easter!