Each and every person that becomes saved has a
purpose on this earth. Any believer, from the greatest to the least, is
required to be a witness for God regardless of any other individual calling. One Scripture tells us: The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord
Jesus, and God’s great blessing was
upon them all. Acts 4:33 (NLT). The “great” blessing of God will last
forever and is something that only a born-again person can understand. The only
way to engage with this “great” blessing is to testify powerfully about Jesus.
Back in the 1950’s a
believer was taught to live a good life but to keep quiet about Jesus. Where
ever this idea came from it is not biblical. When Jesus arose from the dead he
appeared to some people and gave them an important instruction. Peter said: …he ordered us to preach everywhere
and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God… Acts 10:42 (NLT). Believers that are not witnessing for God must not be impressed with
Jesus. After people really know Jesus they cannot live with the knowledge that
they are disobeying his orders.
There is a long-range
reason for the orders we have to testify about Jesus. God wants the general
call of repentance from sin to be given in the entire world. Before our Savior
left this earth he said:
The Good News about the Kingdom will be
preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then
the end will come. Matthew 24:14. On Judgment Day our Lord will remind sinful
people that every nation in the world has received the Gospel message from his
servants. Of course many people refuse to believe our witness.
In fact Christians are being intimidated by the world today. People are
not only refusing to believe but they want to beat our belief in Jesus out of
us. The Bible says we are not to worry about this intimidation: But this will be
your opportunity to tell them about me.
So don’t worry in advance about how to answer the
charges against you, for I will give you the
right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply
or refute you! Luke 21:13-15. Everything in a believer’s life is completed if we
simply have faith.
Being a witness for God
about his son Jesus, is not complicated work. It is more about our humble
attitude of faith than our wisdom. Paul said: I
have done the Lord’s work humbly and with many tears. … I have had one message
for Jews and Greeks alike—the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to
God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus. Acts 20:19-21.
The message of repentance and faith are not difficult to proclaim. Of course
their reaction to this simple message can be terrible at times.
Applying our
faith is what our life is all about. All the issues in life can be resolved by
the faith we have in Jesus Christ. Our life finds its real value when we tell
others about God with a love that the world does not value. Paul believed this
completely: My life is worth nothing to
me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the
work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God. Acts 20:24. There are times when a spiritual desperation comes on a worldly person and
they must find a living witness of God.
