Do I Have to Tell Anyone?

This is an interesting devotion that I received yesterday from the RBC. It is something I have considered but sometimes you wonder who you are supposed to share things with. Some people can be downright nasty--and I am actually speaking of those who are supposed followers of Christ. I never want to be like some of them. I want to know that I am a child of Christ and to take things one step at a time. Having the attitude that I have never sinned and have been perfect all along does not sit well with me. I don't want to be another self-righteous holy roller. That is non-sense I can do without.

"Will I Have to Tell?"
If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. —2 Corinthians 5:17

Jim was sharing the gospel with Kerri. He told her she was separated from a holy God because of her sin, and that Jesus had died and risen for her salvation. She kept coming up with one reason not to believe: “But if I do receive Him, I won’t have to tell other people about it, will I? I don’t want to do that.” She said that didn’t fit her personality; she didn’t want to have to tell others about Jesus.

Jim explained that promising to witness about Jesus wasn’t a requirement before receiving Him. But he also said that once she came to know the Lord, Kerri would become His ambassador to the world (2 Cor. 5:20).

After talking a little longer, Kerri acknowledged her need for salvation through Christ. She went home excited and at peace. Funny thing happened—within 24 hours she told three people about what God had done in her life.

Because we have been reconciled to God through Jesus, we now have “the ministry of reconciliation,” according to the apostle Paul (v.18). We are His ambassadors, and therefore we implore people “on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God” (v.20).

When we’re thankful, we want to share what God has done. —Anne Cetas

I love to tell the story,
For some have never heard
The message of salvation
From God’s own holy Word. —Hankey

There’s no better news than the gospel— spread the word!