Don't Be Afraid To Share Your Faith - It's God Who Saves

My Utmost For His Highest

 

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. —2 Timothy 2:15

 

“If you cannot express yourself well on each of your beliefs, work and study until you can. If you don’t, other people may miss out on the blessings that come from knowing the truth. Strive to re-express a truth of God to yourself clearly and understandably, and God will use that same explanation when you share it with someone else. But you must be willing to go through God’s winepress where the grapes are crushed. You must struggle, experiment, and rehearse your words to express God’s truth clearly. Then the time will come when that very expression will become God’s wine of strength to someone else. But if you are not diligent and say, “I’m not going to study and struggle to express this truth in my own words; I’ll just borrow my words from someone else,” then the words will be of no value to you or to others. Try to state to yourself what you believe to be the absolute truth of God, and you will be allowing God the opportunity to pass it on through you to someone else. “  CHAMBERS

 

(1 Peter 3:15) “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”   It is important that you know the Gospel.  It is important that the Word of Truth is rooted in your heart.  If you are a disciple of Jesus, then you should understand His purpose and you should be ready to promote that purpose, at a moment’s notice.  You probably will not be found sanding on a street corner, proclaiming the Gospel to passers-by.  But you will every likely find yourself talking to someone when the Spirit prompts you to share the reason for the hope that you have.  (Acts 1:8) “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  Jesus was telling the disciples that they were to tell others about Him, sharing the Gospel.

 

You must keep in mind the you cannot save anyone.  The power of salvation is spiritual.  (Romans 1:16) “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it [the Gospel] is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.”  But, God uses us to communicate the Gospel to other people.  I don’t know why God chose to do things the way He has, but we have a part in the world knowing about Jesus and salvation through Him.  I realize that many of you reading this, already know and practice what I am sharing.  But take a moment to marvel with me, this great truth.  And then ….. (Matthew 28:19) “….. go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Amen   ELGIN

 

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)

 

Charley Elgin