“Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” – Matthew 12:30
There’s no pleasantly neutral position on the sidelines of the most important decision each person must make! Once a person has heard the Gospel, he or she must decide for themself whether they follow Jesus or oppose Him. There’s no in between. There’s no “third way”. To refuse to actively follow Jesus is to remain in rebellion against God’s design, will, and authority. Holding a “neutral”, “agnostic”, or uncommitted position toward Jesus is to remain dead in one’s sins, actively at war with God.
Hopefully, you’ve already embraced Jesus as your Lord. If you haven’t, what’s stopping you??? If you have, the pressing question becomes who in your life is still against Jesus? Many in our culture are against Jesus without even realizing it. They may think good thoughts and vibes about Jesus. They might not think about Him at all. They probably believe they’re good and decent which they consider to be good enough. They may consider themself to be a good citizen, good neighbor, good person. Self-satisfied, contented, non-following of Jesus is opposition to Jesus. A person is either truly with Jesus or they are opposed to Him.
Regardless of their personal, economic, or moral status from a human perspective, if they haven’t embraced Jesus, they’re still at war with Him. They are against Him. The outcome of that will be horrifying for them for all eternity if they die in that state. And they may well have no idea or the terrible danger they’re in. You are probably God’s appointed agent of reconciliation to them. Begin to pray for them daily, by name, to repent and believe the Gospel. Commit to talk to them about Jesus and pray for God’s wisdom on how to intentionally turn an ordinary conversation with them into a Gospel conversation. Pray that God will let you be present for the harvest when they choose to #FollowJesus