“I called the cops on a
church!” Well, that made my ears perk
up. I was working on my message at a
Tim’s in the city the other day when I heard those words. I wasn’t exactly eavesdropping up to that
point, but that quickly changed.
According to the story that I
overheard, the gentlemen in question lives next door to a church in the city
and the previous evening at 9:40 he went over to ask them to turn down their
sound system. Apparently their band was
practising for Sunday and he claimed he could hear them in his apartment with
his headphones on. When they didn’t turn
it down, or at least didn’t turn it down enough he called the police, and then
they turned it down.
I wonder if they thought they
were being persecuted for righteousness sake?
In reality they were just playing their music too loud.
If his version is the truth
then I would suspect they greatly reduced any chance they might of had of
introducing him to Jesus. Sometimes
being a good witness is simply being courteous and Jesus’ command to love our
neighbour starts with being a good neighbour.
But then again, there might be
another side to the story. Have a great week and remember: To see what
is really possible, you will have to attempt the impossible.
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