Tell Me About Jesus
Ξ November 12th, 2008 | → | ∇ Growing In The Lord, New Christians |
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If I never knew before what the people are wanting to know, I do now. The previous post, “Please, Tell Me About Jesus“, had more views than any other post in the history of God’s Topshelf AND one of the largest view count that I have had on any of my 10 blogs in all the time they have been in existence. People want to know about the Lord Jesus. They are hungry to know about Him. That says to me that we, as Christians, are in a place where we can witness of our Savior. We can tell them how we came to know Him. And we can tell them what it takes to have what we have.
Most professing Christians will not do that. In fact, some would rather allow the person to go to hell rather than embarrass themselves over it. Friend, if you are embarrassed to talk about the Lord Jesus and what He has done for you, the scripture is rather clear on this point, He will not recognize you either. And Him not recognizing you means that you are likely to suffer in the pits of hell. Are you ready to risk that simply because you might be a little embarrassed? Yes, there are those who do not want to hear a word of what we have to say. So be it. In time, they just might change their minds. Who knows. That is between them and God. We are to do what we are told by the Lord. And if there is any question, I can tell you that God has said that we all are to witness, if we do nothing else. Thing is, you can witness by being the best Christian you know how to be. Your light will shine and someone will say “I want what you have” simply because you have a smile on your face and they have no idea why.
This is the time to stop and think how many people out there want to know about Jesus but cannot find someone to ask. According to the statistics about the United States, you should be practically falling all over Christians in this country. The reality is that many who say they are Christian are not. They think that because their parents were Christian and raised them that way, they say. They go to church and give a buck or two. These are really good people, never hurt anyone in their lives. But those people who are so good and go to church are going to die and end up in hell. There is but one way into the heaven everyone wants to go to, Jesus Christ! And someone needs to tell them that. Most of you want the television preachers or the local pastor to do all this. I have news for you. God did not give the job just to them. He gave it to you!
(Mark 16:15-16) And He said to them (eleven disciples), Go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to all the creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned.
Now I know people who will argue that Jesus was talking to them, not us. True. But it is also clear that each time Jesus talked to them, He also meant that they should pass what they learn along to others who would do the same. Don’t believe that?
(John 17:20) (Jesus is praying for His followers at the Last Supper) And I do not pray for these alone, but for those also who shall believe on Me through their word,
He said “their word” meaning the words that they set down in the four gospels and the rest of the New Testament. So, it is clear that each person who professes Jesus as their Savior has an obligation to tell others about Him and what He did for them. Those who are grateful will do this out of love for their Lord. Those who do not, have not understood exactly what Jesus did for them. One thing I am extremely aware of is that if you are grateful to the Lord, you will show it in witness. People who know Jesus, do love to talk about Him. I can tell you that’s true in my own life. When I was preaching at the truckstop, I found it to be fun to talk about my Lord and Savior. It was a joy to tell people who the Lord is and what He has done for us. After those Sunday mornings, I had the excitement and joy lasting well into the night. Everything was all right, exceptionally all right. Now, as I type out things that the Lord encourages me to write, I feel that joy and excitement running through me. Why? Because I know that someone that God sent to this blog will understand something they never did before and give their lives to Jesus or they will come back to Jesus. It is an awesome thing to be part of what God is doing today. Awesome!!!
Just tell what’s in your heart about your Lord. What the person does about it is, for you, irrelevant. God has asked you to witness. Surely what He did is worth that small thing. And the love that comes from God is so worth it. Jesus is my Lord. He died on a cruel and terrible cross, taking on all the sins of the world and you so that you would not have to pay the price for your sins. He paid it all for you. If He had not done that, you would be bound for hell which, by the way, was not made for you. It was made for the fallen angels from heaven and for the devil who persuaded them to fall with him. He has always been extremely selfish and self centered. He knew God. He was his right hand angel. He knew what God thought about what he was going to do but he thought that he could gain God’s throne. That was his purpose but God saw it and cast him out of heaven. Others were cast out with him, a third of the angels. Now, because of that element entering earth and the not so friendly skies, we have evil and sin in this world. Jesus took care of all that for you.
Now is definitely the time to seek Jesus while He may be found. There will come a time when He will say no, you had your chance. A cut off time in coming. The last seven years of this horrible time is just about to occur. When it starts, there will be nasty and awful things happening in the world, worse than Adolf Hitler could ever imagine, worse than Hussein, worse than anyone you can think of. There will be earthquakes worse than you have ever seen, drought, sickness, famine, hurricanes worse than ever before and much more. People need to be ready for all that. And they will not be if no one will witness to them. Aren’t their souls worth the time to tell them about Jesus? YES!!! A thousand times yes!
Take the time to seek God and find out what your specific job is for Him and then go do it. You will not regret it. The joy of the Lord comes upon those who do the Master’s will. What a blessing of God it is to be His child. I am a child of the King! If you are not, just ask Jesus into your heart today. Free yourself by confessing your sins to Him and ask forgiveness. He will welcome you into the house of God and the family. I will warn you, there are many people who, at first, do not feel any different. This is not about feelings. This is about a decision to be a part of the family of God and to put Jesus into your heart. What a life!!!!
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