Be Ready In reality we don’t have to worry about finding opportunities to witness to people. Unless we are stuck in our houses lost people are all around us. They are our classmates, our coworkers, and our neighbors. We shop with them, go to the park with them, and sit beside them in the restaurant. They are our waitresses, our cashiers, or even our mechanics. They may be our bosses, or teachers, or our employees or students. Their children play with our children and they work beside us in the PTA or other community events. They are in our neighborhood watches, our volunteer fire departments, and are our community leaders. They may even be our golf, tennis, softball, or bowling buddies. In reality, we are surrounded by lost people on a daily basis. Jesus said in Matthew 7:13-14, “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.” Jesus said again in Matthew 9:37, The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” The conclusion to these two sayings of Jesus is that there are a lot more lost people who do not have a personal relationship with Jesus in this world then those who do have a personal relationship with Jesus. Therefore, finding lost people to witness to is not a hard task. They are all around us and in abundance. As we go about our tasks of daily life we simply need to be ready to proclaim the gospel when opportunities arise. Just as we are continually confronted with lost people we are continually confronted with opportunities to witness to those same lost people. As the waitress come to take your order tell her that you are going to pray giving thanks to God for your food and that you would like to pray for any needs she may have. You can then remind her that we can trust in Jesus because He loves us. We then can leave a gospel track with the tip reinforcing that witness. You may be confronted with people who say they are having a hard time or are going through trials and difficulties. We can then remind them that, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1). Or that Jesus said, Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28). Or, we can remind them of one of my favorite scriptures where Jesus said in John 10:10, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” We can turn any conversation around, regardless of whether we initiate it or not, to a witnessing opportunity. Again, we simply need to be ready. Paul said to Timothy in II Timothy 4:2, “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season.” In other words, be ready. I Peter 3:15 tells us, “But sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence.” Again, be ready. We need to always be ready for not if but when the opportunities that are abundantly before us on a daily basis arise to be a witness for Christ. As we stand prepared in our state of readiness we need to also pray that God will open the doors of opportunity for us to walk through. This too should be a daily prayer if we are genuinely sincere in being a witness for Christ. Paul specifically requested prayer for doors of opportunity to be opened. He said in Colossians 4:3, “Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his mysterious plan concerning Christ.” Be warned though, if we are sincere in our heart in this prayer for open doors we better be ready because God will be faithful in answering this prayer by opening doors. Therefore, we need to be faithful to walk through them. Trusting in God to open doors of opportunity does not at all mean that we sit idly by waiting for them to be dropped in our lap. Remember, Jesus told us to go. For that reason we should actively be on the hunt for these opportunities trusting that God will lead us to them and open the door for us to walk in. Every moment of every day we should intentionally seek for these opportunities. Once we find them, and we will, we need to be ready. The lost are in abundance. The opportunities are endless. God will open the doors. When we look for them, we will find them. Therefore, we must be ready to be the witness God has called us to be. If we are not, the lost will remain lost and condemned to hell. If you’re not ready, why aren’t you? Get off the bench and get in the game. It’s your time for action.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:46:31 +0000
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