Why Don’t You Tell Somebody?

Reference: Psalms 107:2 Has the Lord redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you from your enemies.

Observation: Bill Hybels in his new book Just Walk Across The Room suggests that many of us as Christians have made a deal with God that is not so good. We have said, in essence, "I will follow you, I will serve you, I will love my fellow Christian and grow in discipleship just as long as you do not ask me to talk to anyone outside of the church about you."

Here we are admonished to do exactly the opposite--to tell what God has done in our lives. The people around us will have a hard time accepting the Truth about Jesus until they have heard the truth about what God had done for us.

We need to learn to open simple conversations. We don’t need to convert people--that is God’s job, we just need to try to bring them one step or even a half of a step closer. Even if we are not able to do that, even if they don’t respond at all, if we will just be open to the direction of the Holy Spirit and engage people, we have done what God is calling us to do.

Application/Confession: I want so much to be a better witness for God. I’m not, but I am trying to learn and practice. Soon, I believe, I will be a lot better at it.

PRAYER: You, Lord, gave your disciples new abilities to be witnesses for you when the Holy Spirit came on them. I have been filled with your Holy Spirit. I look for, I value that new ability. Please give it to me.