February 9, 2010, Matthew 28

Key Verse

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

(Matthew 28:19,20)

Central Truth

God commands us as Christians to share our Faith with all non believers.

IT'S ALL ABOUT YOUR HEART

Why are we to share our faith?
1. God simply commands us.
2. Our obedience demonstrates our love and commitment to Him.
3. Everyone without Christ is lost and destined for an eternity in hell separated from God. As Christians, we have the only answer and solution.
4. God commands us to love our neighbor and even our enemies. There is no better demonstration of love than communicating God's plan of salvation.
5. God desires all people to be saved. (2Peter 3:9, 1Timothy 2:4)
6. God has chosen Christians as the instrument for communicating His love and the forgiveness of sins through the placing of our Faith in Jesus.

To bring these reasons close to home, my salvation resulted from a very simple act by a Christian woman who simply shared God's simple plan of salvation.

Think back to that moment you expressed by Faith your trust in God's plan of salvation through His only son, Jesus....

That single most important decision of your life was made possible because someone or a number of people through their obedience and love toward God shared their Faith in Christ and how He has impacted their life.

God prepared your heart to "receive and believe," but His desire for you to come to that exact and predestined moment of your salvation was executed when a person, a Christian and obedient Believer, simply shared God's simple yet awesome plan of His desire for you to know Him and spend eternity with Him.

So, the question is . . . Why don't we, or more appropriately, why don't "I" share my Faith on a regular basis? Why don't I share my relationship with Jesus with nonbelievers??!!

Think about this, if we knew of a friend, family member, co-worker, or neighbor with cancer, and we had a sure absolute cure, how urgently and with how much compassion would we share the cure that we know would save their life . . . ONLY their "physical life here on earth" . . . ??!!

How much more motivated should we be to share the only certain cure for eternal death and separation from God..??!!

Preparing this devotion and focusing on the key verse of Matthew 28:9,10, I have felt the Holy Spirit convict and encourage me to be more bold in the sharing of my Faith.