Silence of the Sheep

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”-Martin Luther King Jr.

Although Dr. King was talking about Civil Rights, his words hearken back to the trial of Jesus, where his followers remained silent as the crowd petitioned Pilate to release Barabbas and crucify Christ. (Matthew 27:15-22) The Lord's followers motivation was fear.  Even to this day, a similar fear restrains many church going Christians from sharing their faith with family, friends, neighbors and strangers.  And yet, the very same people have no fear of introducing their friends to other people.  Let's look at it this way, if you are a true believer Christ is your best friend and you should feel proud to introduce him to every unbeliever you know.  If you find that too difficult, read and remember the words of Jesus himself in Matthew 10:32-33-Amp, "Therefore, everyone who acknowledges Me before men and confesses Me [out of a state of oneness with Me], I will also acknowledge him before My Father Who is in heaven and confess [that I am abiding in] him. But whoever denies and disowns Me before men, I also will deny and disown him before My Father Who is in heaven."  It's never too late or too soon to change your way of dealing with this issue.  Israel Houghton sings it like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7_T5KtxZFM