Saturday, June 14, 2003
Quiet Evangelism
The quietest 29 points and 17 boards in history. That's how they described Tim Duncan's performance in game 5 of the NBA finals between the Spurs and the Nets. We watched the game with our dear friends (who are also our pastor and his wife). We yelled at the TV... we yelled at Tim Duncan... we yelled at Popovich... we yelled, period. After the game, which we won, we realized that Tim (MVP) had scored 29 points and had 17 rebounds. I didn't know he had done so well. It didn't seem like it during the game. I didn't see him driving, shooting, pushing, moving, rebounding... I didn't notice him at all.
Evangelism can work in much the same way. Or, it should. When folks are called upon in heaven to tell how they got there, I think many will say, "it was Michael Main." Nobody knows he's doing it. Nobody notices that he's reaching out to bless them. They don't see him praying for them. He's an MVP... but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. Michael's quiet evangelism. It's amazing to watch... but you won't know it when you see it. It just happens. And before you know it, someone's been blessed.
The Spurs season will be over in a few days. David Robinson's career will be over in a few days. Tim Duncan's MVP year will be over in a few days. But Michael's quiet evangelism will go on forever. I'm blessed to be a witness to it every single day.
The quietest 29 points and 17 boards in history. That's how they described Tim Duncan's performance in game 5 of the NBA finals between the Spurs and the Nets. We watched the game with our dear friends (who are also our pastor and his wife). We yelled at the TV... we yelled at Tim Duncan... we yelled at Popovich... we yelled, period. After the game, which we won, we realized that Tim (MVP) had scored 29 points and had 17 rebounds. I didn't know he had done so well. It didn't seem like it during the game. I didn't see him driving, shooting, pushing, moving, rebounding... I didn't notice him at all.
Evangelism can work in much the same way. Or, it should. When folks are called upon in heaven to tell how they got there, I think many will say, "it was Michael Main." Nobody knows he's doing it. Nobody notices that he's reaching out to bless them. They don't see him praying for them. He's an MVP... but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. Michael's quiet evangelism. It's amazing to watch... but you won't know it when you see it. It just happens. And before you know it, someone's been blessed.
The Spurs season will be over in a few days. David Robinson's career will be over in a few days. Tim Duncan's MVP year will be over in a few days. But Michael's quiet evangelism will go on forever. I'm blessed to be a witness to it every single day.
