The majority of people aren’t going to just walk into a church out of curiosity and be converted, but they will be won by individuals like yourself who are brave enough to step out and share what God has done for you. It will be through a relationship with believers that people will see and experience God and begin to want to know Him for themselves. We have to tell our stories!
We know that in His closing words to the disciples, Jesus told them in Acts 1:8 that they would have Holy Spirit power to become His witnesses. Did you catch that? We have been empowered by the Holy Spirit not to be a judge or jury but to be witnesses for Christ. The world’s ways won’t be corrected until they are converted. I’m afraid if our main focus is on correcting the world instead of helping the world be converted to Christ, we are spinning our wheels and will live frustrated and exhausted because nothing will change. People won’t see a need for correction or life change or an ideology or attitude adjustment until their hearts are changed.
The opportunity for the world to know God was created by Jesus when He died on the cross for the sins of the world, but the plan to win the world to that opportunity is for you and I to open our mouths and declare what God has done for us. I Peter 2:9 says, But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
God hasn’t saved and sanctified us so that we can gather in our holy huddle and cheer for each other to win at life. He has called us to get in the game by letting others know what God has done and can do for them.
II Corinthians 5:20 says, We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.
To whom is God appealing in and through your life? Read Acts 21-26 and see how the Apostle Paul, even in horrible circumstances, told about his encounter with Jesus and how it changed his life forever.
You don’t have to know everything there is to know about Jesus before you can be His witness. You just need to know what He’s done for you. You’re the only one with that story, friends. Your story is unique. Your story will connect with people that mine won’t. It has to be told. People love stories. They connect with stories. I’m not talking about a theological discourage or a debate over Bible passages, I’m talking about you sharing your Jesus’ story with someone.
When you share your story you become a signpost, pointing people to the Way, the Truth and the Life. When you share your story, you become a resource for the person who has the same struggles. When you share your story, you create space for God to work in people’s minds and hearts. When you share your story you give glory to God for all that He has done.
I Peter 3:15 says, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.”
Whether you like it or not, if you follow Christ, you’re on the team, and no one is supposed to be sitting on the bench. Get in the game and tell your story!
