A simple question “are you ready?” can open the door to some amazing spiritual conversations. We made t-shirts with the saying on it and then you don’t even have to open your mouth. Just walk into the mall and someone will ask you, “ready for what?” Boom, you are into a spiritual conversation talking about being ready for heaven, judgement or eternity.
The first version of the Are You Ready tract featured a single tombstone with the caption “your name here” on it. Several people commented that we are selling tombstones or something. The picture hit people hard. That prompted us to make the second version which instead of a single tombstone, showed a picture of a graveyard. Thinking this would alleviate the question of whether we were selling tombstones, one of the first people we gave it to asked if we were.
Regardless of the small objection to the tombstone, we have given out thousands of the first two version of this tract. Yet, something was drawing me to make a third version of it. This one with a hearse on it. This version has probably been the most impacting yet.
As I hand it out, I’ll ask, “Are You Ready?” and then normally follow that quickly with “it’s the last ride you will ever take!” Some people are so taken back by it that they want to hand the tract back. But others gratefully take it and it opens a great conversation. Looking at a hearse and considering that one day you will be in there makes one realize that this life is short and that ride will come eventually.
We pray that all three versions of this tract will be useful to you as you go and share the Gospel.
