International
Tract Distribution Day (4)
By the grace of God I managed to distribute 50 copies
of Via Magazine in my immediate area. I used my legitimate exercise time, and
never left the house before or after I had completed my distribution. The vast
majority of my deliveries were to business premises in the high street which
are closed, to make things even "safer," as it was obvious many of
these were only checked from time to time as evidenced by the build-up of mail
that was visible through the "windows" of their front entrances. I
confined myself to the low number of copies somewhat reluctantly, and only
because of some expressions of disfavour received from other believers. We are
living in a state of perplexity and fear on every hand, with the vast multitude
of mankind desperate for answers to their plight; and yet we have closed our
places of meeting, and I fear in some cases our hearts too. Yes we may cry
"legislation demands it," but does that absolve us of failure to seek
a way to reach the lost?
Different countries have differing degrees of
"lock-down," some perhaps have less restrictions. In the U.K. our
Postal Service continues to deliver ALL the mail! Large delivery companies continue to deliver orders
placed on-line from Amazon, Ebay etc. This begs the question, "why can we
not deliver too?" The present "science" suggests that the
COVID-19 virus only remains very briefly on the printed page. Of course one
would have to have contracted the virus in the first instance, or unknowingly
be a carrier if they were to infect any one else. Now, one would not dream of
leaving the house with any of the symptoms of the virus; but if there was the
slightest possibility that one was a "carrier" due to minimal time
the virus remained on the page the risk would be minimal.
The Via Magazine were last years copies received by me
eight or so months BEFORE the pandemic began, thus I am the only one who has
touched them since. The likelihood of me spreading the virus is negligible
compared with the Postmen and delivery drivers! The obvious conclusion is that
I could not use the present "lock-down" as an excuse to fail to
discharge my responsibility to the Lords' commission.
Finally on this day
designated "International Tract Distribution Day" I feel compelled
just to say that the Lord has enabled me to reach more than 50 people with the
Word who might not ever have the same opportunity. If I have given offence to
any other believer in my words or by my actions, I apologise for the offence,
but not for my spiritual exercise; the "day" will declare it
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