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INSIGHTS from Bill Bright
Reflections from the late Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of
Campus Crusade for Christ International

The Strange People Without Shoes
 

For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News . . . . Pray
at all times and on every occasion in the power of the Holy Spirit
(Ephesians 6:15, 18, NLT).
 

Dear friends:

The story is told of a man who traveled to a certain city on one cold
morning. As he arrived at his hotel, he noticed that everyone there was
barefooted, including all the clerks and guests. In the coffee shop, he
noticed a well-dressed fellow at a nearby table and asked, "Why aren't
you wearing shoes? Don't you know about shoes?"

"Of course, I know about shoes," the patron replied.

"Then why don't you wear them?" the visitor asked.

"Ah, that is the question," the patron returned. "Why don't I wear
shoes?"

After breakfast, the visitor walked out of the hotel and into the snow.
Again, every person he saw was barefooted. Curious, he asked a passerby,
"Why doesn't anyone here wear shoes? Don't you know that they protect
the feet from the cold?"

The passerby said, "Believe me, we all know about shoes. See that
building? It's a shoe factory. We are so proud of the plant that we
gather there every week to hear the man in charge tell us how wonderful
shoes are."

"Then why don't you wear shoes?" the visitor persisted.

"Ah, that is the question," the passerby replied. "Why don't we wear
shoes?"

When it comes to prayer, many Christians are like the strange people in
that city.  They know about prayer.  They believe in prayer.  They know
how wonderful it is and what a blessing it can be.  They frequently
gather at the church to hear sermons about how wonderful prayer is.  But
if you ask them why they don't pray more, they would say, "Ah, that is
the question.  Why don't I pray more?"

Prayer is an indescribable privilege.  As you know, it is very difficult
to speak with the mayor of your city, the governor of your state,
congressmen or President.  What is amazing is that you can speak with
the all-powerful, all-wise and all-loving Creator, God and Savior
anytime, day or night, 24 hours a day -- no appointment needed!

In my study of God's Word and in my travels throughout the world, I have
become absolutely convinced that wherever people really pray according
to biblical principles, God works in their lives and through them in the
lives of others in a special way.

Let us be praying Christians and not like those people without shoes!

Yours for fulfilling the Great Commission
each year until our Lord returns,

Bill Bright

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The late Dr. Bill Bright was Founder and President/Chairman Emeritus of
Campus Crusade for Christ, an organization which began as a campus
ministry in 1951 and now has more than 27,000 full-time staff and up to
500,000 trained volunteer staff in 196 countries in areas representing
99.6 percent of the world's population.  In the past 50 years, Campus
Crusade for Christ has seen approximately 6 billion exposures to the
gospel worldwide.  The film, "JESUS," which Bright conceived and funded
through Campus Crusade for Christ, is the most widely translated and
viewed film of any type ever produced. Since its use began in 1980, the
film has been translated into 839 languages and viewed or listened to by
over 5.7 billion people in 228 countries.  Dr. Bright was also the
author of more than fifty books. Dr. Bright recently co-founded Global
Pastors Network to "Touch, Teach and Train" a group of 5 million new
house churches around the world 24/7/365 at
http://www.globalpastorsnetwork!
 .org.

Copyright (c) 2003, Bill Bright.  All rights reserved.  However, readers
may copy and distribute this message as desired, without restrictions in
number, as long as the content is not altered.  Forwarding this e-mail
to friends is encouraged.  For many evangelistic and spiritual growth
materials, visit the Campus Crusade for Christ Web site at
http://www.ccci.org. See http://www.campuscrusade.org for Bill Bright's
own materials.
 
 
 

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