Never taunt an angry drunk.  Especially, don’t taunt a very large, angry drunk.  You will become his target.  And the violence he had done in the past will become a storm of hatred.  He will become like every vicious animal.  And you will regret it.

The world is angry because it can’t have what it wants.  And some, if not many, are drunk with desire.  Unless you are willing to die, it is not wise to taunt them.  Yet, isn’t it the effect the Gospel has on the world? 

The Gospel speaks of the wickedness of man as leading to certain death.  And it speaks of the glories that await those who obey the Lord Jesus.  The combination presented to those drunk with desire for the things of the world will certainly rouse their anger.

Look at the situation in America, Egypt, Lybia, Grease, and others.  See how desire for riches, power, and world strength have killed so many already.  And I am confident that when they have attained enough power and riches they will turn to God’s people. 

Yet I will taunt them.  I will speak of the Love of God displayed in His Gospel.  I will present myself for their salvation, if they will have it.  But I will also brace myself for what surely comes of that.  I remember how some were treated before I knew the Gospel.  I remember how they were cast out of friendships.  I remember how the whispers about them were abundant.  And I remember how they lost what was dear to them as they served the Lord.

Bring a Bible into the home of a happy couple.  Allow that one of them will believe the message.  That one will start to pull away from the world’s ways.  While the other will hate this change.  There will be tension.  There will be a falling out.  And, if one remains in unbelief while the other grows in Christ Jesus, there will be an explosion between them. 

It will be the same for everyone who believes the Gospel in this world.  Though they were once married to a hatred of God, now they learn to love Him.  As their love grows, so do the tensions.  And at some point, His people are cast out.  If you think this isn’t true, then I ask you, “Why are so many who think they are Christians keep their mouth shut?”  It is because they fear what they know is certain to happen. 

But I will proclaim!  I am not afraid of being cast out.  The Lord has allowed that I should be cast out all my life.  And it has become my advantage now.  You have nothing I want, world.  The Lord’s ways and promises are my desire, and this by His Grace.  I urge you to come and consider this strength.  You think it is strong to remain in the world.  But the world is a coward before the Most High God.  He will appear.  And all who put their trust in the things of this world will be utterly ashamed.

By His Grace.