Thats a hard saying. Kind of like, don't throw your pearls before swine. After all, these are your neighbors, family, fellow workers. Could it be that we choose them over God when we don't say anything that would offend them, like the Gospel. I once had a rapture like vision that envolved that. We walked up a path thruogh a crowd that watched us christians on our journey. I saw many leave the trail for the world and I became afraid. I just stared downward and kept walking fearing that what I would see would tempt me off the path. At the end of the path were the radiant faces of those who were bold with the word. I felt great sorrow for those left behiind. I felt bad for not having much success and not being more outspoken. I was told that if I loved them so much I could stay. Hard words. We choose the wrong kind of love when we fear offending them more then offending God. It is very dicouraging when you are reminded at how hostile many are towards the Gospel of Jesus. Even the Christians who have become so like the world that they seem oblivious to God calling us to holiness. They perhaps are even harder hearted. Indeed seperation from the darkness of the world is what we are being called to. It seems they have chosen what they have chosen and the time is quickly running out.