Almost Persuaded
Almost
you persuade me to be a Christian.1
When Mahatma Gandhi was attending university in London, he became almost
convinced of the validity of Christianity, seeing it as possibly the one true
supernatural religion.
After graduation, he continued to seek evidence that would persuade him to
become a committed Christian. When he accepted employment in East Africa, and
lived with a family who were members of an evangelical Christian church, he
believed this would be his greatest source of evidence for the Christian faith.
Gandhi lived with this family for seven months, but after seeing their causal
attitude towards God, hearing them complain about making sacrifices for Christ,
and becoming aware of their religious
apathy, he became disillusioned.
He concluded that Christianity was not the one true,
supernatural religion he had hoped to find. It was a good religion, but just one more
of the many religions in the world.
In the Bible, King Agrippa heard the testimony of Paul and rejected it. And while
the circumstances might have been very different, both he and Gandhi were
almost persuaded to become a Christian, but did not.
May God help us be a true reflection of Him every day. Wherever we go, and
whatever we do, may our words and actions always bring others closer to Christ
and not push them away.
Suggested prayer: Dear God, I want to be part of Your plan to reach lost souls
and bring them to a personal relationship with you. Help every aspect of my
life to be an effective witness to others of Your great love, forgiveness, and
the hope we have in You. Please keep me from ever being guilty of others rejecting
You because of what they see in me. In the name of Jesus I pray, amen.
1. Acts 26:28.
The Encounter for today was written by: Crystal B.
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Richard (Dick) Innes unless otherwise stated.