Accidental Evangelist

I read this last night in My Father's World by Philip Ryken:

More than half the human beings who have ever existed are alive in the world today. This statistic has significant implications. One is that there are more people on this side of eternity than there are on the far side. Or to put it another way, during the twenty-first century the combined population of heaven and hell will double.

I found this fascinating. On the way home from church today all five Furbys were in the car together (unusual) and I brought this tidbit of information up and E said, "What does that mean? They're going to run out of room?"

Sean said, "No. It just means if you want a condo on the golf course, you better get moving."

Funny, aren't they?

But, seriously, Ryken goes on to say:

With the eternal destiny of more than half the human race hanging in the balance (yes, he is a Calvinist), this is no time to be an Accidental Evangelist. By an Accidental Evangelist, I mean a Christian who has no real intention of leading anyone to Christ. An Accidental Evangelist is a genuine Christian who trusts in Jesus Christ for Salvation, reads the Bible, and goes to church. But there is one thing Accidental Evangelists do not do, and that is to make a deliberate effort to share their faith. If they ever do lead anyone to Christ, it happens more or less by accident.

Boy - convicting. Funny how things seem to coalesce around you when God is trying to get your attention. Matt said something to me last week about evangelism that got my thoughts going in a certain direction, I listened to a great sermon by Keller on Receptive Grace, I read the first section of My Father's World which was titled 'Christians in the World', and the sermon today at church was on Matthew 5, specifically about Christians being Salt & Light. I'm still chewing some things over and will write more later...