When God Sees Boldness, Doors Will Fly Open

One of the courses that my youngest son, Matthew, is taking at university is called, "Children's Literature and Culture: Print Traditions." In this course, the students are required to read sixteen popular children's novels that span three centuries of writing, from the 1700s to today. One of the most recent of these books is the first book in the Harry Potter series.

When the professor, out of curiosity, asked how many students had never read Harry Potter before, only one person put up his hand: Matthew. The professor (and the rest of the class) were horrified. The professor asked him, "How come you've never read Harry Potter? Is it because you don't read much?"

Later, when Matthew was in a discussion group, he answered the professor's questions by telling her that he is an avid reader, but the reason he hasn't read the Harry Potter books is because he is a Christian.

The professor then assumed, "Oh, right, anything magic is bad."

"It's not necessarily because of magic," said Matthew. "It's because the story encourages immoral behaviour; it encourages children to go against authority."

"Well," said the professor, "that's an interesting point of view."

And that was the end of that discussion.

Out of the thirty-two students in the class, Matthew is quite certain he is the only Christian. It will be interesting to see what comments he will receive when the professor finally grades his paper on the decreasing morality of children's novels over time.

Matthew knows that no matter what his professor or all the other students in the class think, it is only important what God thinks. So many Christians today (including pastors) are too passive in speaking on behalf of God because they want to please everyone; they don't want to cause anyone to feel uncomfortable or convicted of sin. But unless Christians are bold enough to speak the truth of God's Word to the lost, unsaved, and immoral people of this world, these people will continue to live in separation from God's love and forgiveness.

The Spirit of God inside each Christian stirs vigorously whenever He sees an opportunity for us to speak on His behalf. Listen to these promptings of God and don't be afraid to be God's mouthpiece. Believe me when I say that if God's sees boldness in a Christian, doors will fly open left and right for God to use him/her. These are the last days, and God is desperately looking far and wide for those who are willing to open their mouths and speak the truths of God.

"The Spirit of the Lord speaks through me; His words are upon my tongue."

2 Samuel 23:2 (NLT)

Christians do not have to worry about what they are going to say because God's words will already be on their tongue before they even begin to speak. They just have to be willing to let God use their voice.