Set Out a Cup of Water

It is one thing to affirm the abject depravity of man as a result of the fall (Romans 3:10-18) and quite another to assume that we know who has been touched by grace with the ears to hear and who has not based on the evidence of someone's life. A sinful life is no guarantee that someone lacks a spiritual thirst (John 4). Perhaps we would believe that more strongly if we endeavored to set out a cup of water more often than we do. If someone is thirsty, they'll move toward it; and often those who make the move are those you would not expect.

Preached at Macedonia PBC in Dalark, AR.