Just Say the Word
Ephesians 3:8 I am the least important of all God's people. But he gave me this gift – to tell the non-Jewish people the Good News about the riches Christ has. These riches are too great to understand fully.
God does some crazy things sometimes. At least that’s how it seems to us. Take Paul the Apostle. I don’t know how much you know about this guy, but he was a mongrel of a man. A senior religious leader who mercilessly persecuted Christians – he had them locked up, tortured and killed. Not a nice person at all!
Until one day, he met Jesus on the road to Damascus. So stunning was his encounter with the risen Christ, that he couldn’t hold it in – so he spent the rest of his life, telling others about Jesus. It was a complete turn around – from persecuting Christians, to proclaiming Christ. From denouncing Jesus, to writing almost half the books of the New Testament.
No doubt, you or I wouldn’t have chosen Paul to do what he did, but God did. As I said, God does some crazy things sometimes. Things that we wouldn’t do. This is how Paul himself put it:
I am the least important of all God’s people. But he gave me this gift – to tell the non-Jewish people the Good News about the riches Christ has. These riches are too great to understand fully. (Ephesians 3:8)
Some days we can look in the mirror and all we see is that mongrel, someone who’s not worthy to tell other people about Jesus. I really relate to Paul, because honestly, I hated Christians, before I met Jesus on my road.
And still today, I know I’m not perfect. I wish I could tell you that I was, but I’m not. I still make mistakes, although hopefully I’m making fewer of them today than I did yesterday.
But as it was with Paul, it’s not about who he was, or who I am, or who you are, it’s about who Jesus is. Do you believe in Him? If you do, then probably like me, you look back on your life with the overwhelming sense that you don’t deserve His forgiveness. That you don’t deserve His gift of eternal life.
And no doubt you look at yourself today, knowing that you still get things wrong. But listen to me, this is important: our imperfections are no excuse for us not telling others about Him. About God’s grace. About His free, unmerited favour through this Jesus who died for us.
Tell other people about Jesus, for Christ’s sake.
That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.
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Chrissy
Yes I agree with all you have said, I have tried to introduce Jesus to my brother how has terminal cancer, his reply ...
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Yes I agree with all you have said, I have tried to introduce Jesus to my brother how has terminal cancer, his reply was he wanted people to pray for him but didn’t or wasn’t ready to talk about Jesus I pray with all my heart every day that the holy spirit will touch his heart and he would see.my granddaughter only 18 in hospital with chronic illness, my daughter and son in law pray every day as I do, but it’s such a volitile time and emotions from fatique, and has been the case for my daughter, the pain of seeing her daughter having violent sezuires every day is taking its toll on her, something in me screams don’t give up, I want to talk about Jesus to them more in depth, but there’s a kind of don’t rush in then the other part says don’t wait just say it, I want to be guided by the holy spirit and not miss the moment I think of phoning my brother and again saying it just as it is help me lord of you want me to be more bold but sensitive too. Please help me Jesus please help me lord I am not afraid of speaking your name I’m waiting for you to instrucut me lord lord have mercy on them please touch them with your divine revelation of who you are to then I ask in Jesus name amen