A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Proverbs 25:11

It is nearly a hundred degrees today. I am trying to think of a cool topic like the multiple inches of snow we had this past winter. During such long days invariably the television goes on. Many of us remember the classic Claymation version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Do you remember the character, Cornelius? I loved this guy. He was the prospector looking for gold and silver. Can you hear Burl Ives singing?

Maybe I’m just a soft-hearted fool, but I love getting a quick email from a fellow Centurion, friend, or acquaintance – a little nugget of gold shared by a thoughtful friend. Sometimes, when I am homebound on a quiet day, I click the “send and receive” key with nary a sentiment. I feel like Cornelius alone in the icy North Pole region clicking the ice—tap, tap, tap—send-receive – and retorting, “Nothin’!” when no one has communicated.

So it can be as well when we tap someone’s shoulder with the Gospel. We may appear alone, even a bit fearful of the monsters we are aware of “out there.” Regardless, we venture out, equipped with the tools necessary to discover hidden treasure of a soul ready for redemption. We may use various approaches or words, but when our “Jesus-is-LORD”—tap, tap, tap—returns empty, we tend to grimace and are tempted to give up.

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However, the Holy Spirit knows the veins and arteries of the apples of gold within. He will warm cold souls when it pleases Him to do so. Faithfulness on our part comes in having touched the Treasure we seek to share, and sharing it as often as we can. I know the value of the Word, spending time in prayer and meditation, and the joy of this regeneration. I know the Lord can change an abominable snowman into a loveable Bumble through His Word and Spirit. My prospecting must go on, for there are souls waiting to be tapped.

These Gospel words fit into God’s plan. He has given them to us to find and to share. We need to keep seeking, tapping, and checking our email.

Send and receive are words fitly spoken, for, in the heat of the day, they’re refreshment to the soul.

For more insight to this topic, get the book, Questioning Evangelism, by Randy Newman. Or read the article, “Christian Witness in a Postmodern World,” by Harry Lee Poe.

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