Hound Dogs and Jesus

The old Methodist Evangelist, Dr. Bob Jones Sr. used to say, “If a hound dog comes to town and barks for Jesus, I’m not going to try to stop him.” This pretty much goes along with what Jesus told His disciples. You may recall, in the Gospels, there was one casting out devils in Jesus' name; and John told Jesus “…we forbad him, because he followeth not us.” To which our Lord replied, “Forbid him not…” He did not say, join him, promote him, or bring him into our camp; He simply told them to leave him alone. Let him bark for Jesus!

Paul had this philosophy also. He told the Philippian Christians that although some who preached Christ were not even sincere in doing so, he still rejoiced over the fact that Christ was preached. The first thing a young aspiring actor learns is to keep his or her name before the public. They’re told, “It doesn’t matter what they say about you, just make sure they spell you name correctly.” In case someone is reading this who does not know how to spell it, it’s spelled JESUS!

I celebrated my 89th birthday in October of last year, and have been in the Gospel ministry for 65 years. In this time I have learned to choose my battles. Some things are not important enough to fight for; a bulldog can whip a skunk, but it’s not worth the fight.

Richard the Aged

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