Until the time of the last World Cup in 2014 (Costa Rica were in England's group) my knowledge of Costa Rica was limited, to say the least. Somewhere on the mainland of Central America, probably quite small and revolutionary and possibly something to do with rice.
Though it was the time of the last World Cup, it wasn't the World Cup that changed my view of Costa Rica. It was that, having moved to London with its international population, I was in a church where one of the members was Costa Rican. I found myself asking about the country because I had met the person. I found out about the country and it mattered to me because it was part of someone I now knew.
This is exactly how it often works in things spiritual. Here is someone who has nothing but a minimal, distant knowledge of the Lord Jesus and the things of heaven. They will happily die with no such knowledge - or so they believe. Then they meet someone who belongs to Jesus, who is spiritual but who is also their friend. And things that once meant nothing to them come to mean very much more.
This is exactly how it often works in things spiritual. Here is someone who has nothing but a minimal, distant knowledge of the Lord Jesus and the things of heaven. They will happily die with no such knowledge - or so they believe. Then they meet someone who belongs to Jesus, who is spiritual but who is also their friend. And things that once meant nothing to them come to mean very much more.
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