Radical Conversion
Theme of the Week: Playing for Keeps
George Verwer
Monday, July 11, 2005
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Key Bible Verse: If it seems that we are crazy … it is because Christ's love controls us (2 Corinthians 5:13-14). Bonus Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:11-14
After my 1955 conversion at a Billy Graham meeting in New York City, I dove headfirst into any opportunity to share the gospel. I got a chance to speak to the entire student body of my high school, and used it to talk about Jesus. I shared my faith door to door. I organized rallies—600 people came to one of them, and 125 stood up to make decisions for Christ (including my own father). In 1957 I arranged to get people to the Billy Graham crusade, literally by the busload. But I didn't attend the crusade myself. Since every seat was taken, I wouldn't take a seat that could be occupied by a non-Christian. So, while Billy preached in Madison Square Garden, I preached in the streets of New York.
Then with two friends, I took off to evangelize Mexico. It just made sense. Why not go someplace where people hadn't heard the gospel? In those days, Mexico was a semi-closed country. Protestants were persecuted. Importing Christian literature was illegal. Our car was full of it; we had no idea how we were going to get across the border. But we prayed much, stuffed our literature under our mattresses, crossed at night, and they waved us through. [Continued July 12]
—George Verwer in Amazing Faith
My Response: How enthusiastic am I about the gospel?
Adapted from Amazing Faith (Moody, 2003) by permission.
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