“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest,” Matthew 9:35-38, KJV
Not too long ago I attended a Saturday conference event led by Don Sunshine, www.donsunshine.org. The title of the conference was MAD: Making a Difference. The presentation he shared was absolutely wonderful as it compelled me to be more proactive in my faith sharing. His motto is taking someone to heaven with you. What an awesome saying that leaves a lasting impression. If we looked at faith sharing in that light, I think many of us would speak up more when it comes to God, the one and true living God whom we serve.
If someone was about to board a plane or get into a car that you knew had malfunctions, would you just look in the opposite direction and hope for the best? Would you consider yourself lucky that you know about the problems in advance and figure that they'd find out sooner or later? Would you just be okay if that person just crashed and burned if there was something you could do about it?
That’s how we must approach the command of telling others about Christ so that they may receive the free gift of salvation. Often, we are very eager to tell others about a new movie that we’ve seen or the latest cologne or perfume that’s selling, and even the latest diet that will help shed a few pounds, but not about Jesus. Some share dirty jokes or offensive music, but not Christ. Hell is a very real place and no matter what some may say to the contrary, you can’t wait until you die to make the decision to believe.
There are many barriers that satan (and yes I meant to lowercase his name) uses to keep our mouths shut. He conjures up all sorts of excuses to stop Christians from speaking the Word of God. He is deceptive, conniving, and manipulative. That's his nature. He knows that his time is short and his fate is sealed, so he wants to take someone to hell with him, attempting to keep us from taking someone to heaven with us.
It is our duty to be a voice for God. It is actually a blessing to stand as a representative for Christ, after all that’s what being a Christian means. Our life and lifestyle should tell a story of our faith. How would someone be able to tell if you’re a Christian or not? Is it because you have to tell them or is it because your works speak for you. Your lifestyle shows it all day long,
“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature,” Mark 16:15, KJV.
Below is a humorous look at eight reasons why we as Christians don’t share our faith. Please view, but in the midst, consider those reasons or shall I say excuses.
1 comment:
You are very right, how often we get so excited about things other than Jesus when we talk to others. This is very telling of our faith and leaves a poor witness.
Even with other Christians, we tend to talk about some other exciting thing. Not that it is wrong so much, but when I talk to others about the Lord, I go away feeling so full pondering what was said and encouraged in my faith. But will walk away feeling kind of empty when the talk was of baser things.
I find that interesting you type "satan". I have done that for years and my spell check never likes it. :)
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