She Invited a Friend!

by David Shannon

The True Story of a 4 year old Girl! Each Sunday morning and Wednesday night a little girl named Becky would skip out of her front door and over to the next door with a tender knock. Becky's question was simply, "Can Denise come to church with us today?" Most of the time the answer was yes. The invitations continued. The visits continued. But one day something was different. Becky made her Sunday morning journey next door, but the answer was no! But the words that followed were music to the ears. "No" the father answered, "Denise will be going with us this morning. We will see you at church, Miss Becky." The family visited, studies followed and Denise's mother and father were baptized into Christ!
What is the magic, the mystery, the awe? There is none! Just an invitation given over and over! Some things we make too hard. Some of the easiest things in life we conjure up in difficult messes. Some want sophisticated mail-outs to do it for us! Some believe that carefully designed programs will do it for us! Some want other to do it for us! Some sadly enough, don't care! Please understand; the benefit of mail-outs, programs and other avenues are wonderful when used wisely. But nothing dismissing our personal responsibility to invite folks! Who? My neighbor, postman, doctor, mechanic, coach, teacher, friend, parent, child, uncle, aunt, co-worker, partner, boss, banker, friend and on and on!
Jesus freed Legion of sin. Legion was changed. He was grateful. He wanted to go with Jesus, perhaps in an effort to repay Him. Jesus' answer spans the generations and applies to us also. He stood by the ship refusing Legion to go and said, "Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath compassion on thee." (Mark 5:19).
She was only four. All she did was invite. Heaven will be greater for it!

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