“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill
cannot be hidden. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that
they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:14,16
Do you have trouble being a witness to the faith that lives
within you? Being a verbal witness can be daunting. Scripture tells us that God’s Holy Spirit
lives within us if we are truly redeemed; yet our humanness consistently takes
over whenever we are faced with an opportunity to testify of the goodness of
God and what He has done for us. You are
not alone.
It
shouldn’t be a forced thing as I found out some 30 or so years ago. I wanted to share my faith so badly that I
alienated the person driving me to Washington, DC and the bulk of the ride was
done in silence. There are many ways to
testify and it doesn’t always include speaking.
I
personally like friendship evangelism.
You befriend another individual within your sphere of influence with the
ultimate goal of winning them to the Lord.
That shouldn’t be your sole motivation though. You need to genuinely like people. You need to step out of your comfort zone far
enough to see their need of a Savior and then look for ways to meet some common
personal need. Let them see Christ in you. Words are nothing but a clanging cymbal if
they are not followed by action. We can
tell a person all day long about their need to have their sins forgiven or how
good God is, but if they don’t see God’s loving forgiveness, patience, mercy
and grace in us each day then we are wasting our time.
Shine your light before men. Trust God to bring to the increase. Admit your flaws. Let others see you without your “Sunday suit”
on, so to speak. Be Christ to those
around you. Let Him live through you. Only then
will you be relatable to this dying world. Until next time, walk with the King and be a
blessing!
