Don't Forget To Share

So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:7 NLT

I have to admit. I love testimony. I love the story of God’s transforming power in people’s lives. For most of us though, we often think of testimony as the story of our salvation, how we came to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

For some, it’s dramatic. God rescues people from the lowest of lows or He calls people to himself to fill a void that is missing in their lives. God wants to see everyone redeemed, but He always does it differently. Some call to receive Him at a big crusade like Billy Graham or Greg Laurie or others call to receive Him in the quietness of their misery in a jail cell. You call. He always answers.

Sadly, for many, the story ends there. They receive the free gift of salvation, but then like Jesus teaches in Matthew 13, the seed doesn’t grow. Jesus teaches of three seeds that don’t hold, but the seed planted in fertile soil produces greatly.

And that’s the kind of testimony I love to hear. I love to see the changed lives as a result of having Jesus as Lord of their lives. If we’re growing in our walk with Jesus and fruit is being produced we need to tell others what God is doing. That’s the beauty of this verse above and it’s one of my favorites from Ephesians.

God wants to point to me and you and tell others, “if I can save Mark Hyde and use him for the kingdom and if only you knew what I know about him, then I can really use you.” I believe that God can’t point to us as examples of His goodness and His grace if people don’t know what God has done in our lives. It’s not about us necessarily becoming famous, but instead making Him famous and giving Him the credit and the glory.

It’s time for people to take a stand for God. Either we believe what we believe or we don’t. Either God has made a difference in our lives or He hasn’t. Either His word is truth or it’s a lie. We can‘t ride on the fence in a bi-partisan way any longer. It doesn’t mean we all have to find a pulpit somewhere to preach, but as the apostle Peter says we need to be ready to defend our faith. “Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.” 1 Peter 3:15

May you feel and experience the presence of the living God with you as you go through your week and may you be thinking about the story God is writing about your life for you to be the narrator of. Bless you all.