Perhaps the one aspect that has lingered in the shadows during the time that I have been with Live Again is the heartbreak that comes with ministry. I have never spent time in prison as these guys have, neither have I done drugs in my life or been an alcoholic. I am thankful though that the Lord gave me a passion for those who have. My concern at the end of the day is not so much that they stop doing drugs, but rather, for their eternal souls. With that comes change that is through the Spirit and growth in Christ.
It is painful and sad when people reject the gospel because they are rejecting the very thing that gives them life and brings them to worship the Living God. It is also humbling in the same light that it is not the craftiness of our words that saves people but God Himself through this good news. I take comfort in Paul's words
"Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not lose heart, but we we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the Word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. And if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." (2 Corinthians 4:1-4)
This passage beckons us to fall on our knees and pray that the Lord removes this veil that the devil has placed on their eyes. To give up on unbelievers in our continuous evangelism is like to give up on the power of God to save. In spite of the heartache that comes with them rejecting the Lord, our God is still powerful to save and we take hope in that.
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