Share Jesus

The last session of WinterFest was called "Share Jesus." It sounds simple enough. And the concept is as simple as the title: we as Christians are to share Jesus. I love the method that Jeff Walling came up with for the kids to have an opportunity to "share Jesus." He asked them to get their cell phones out, open up the contacts, pick one out, set their alarm to go off at 3:16 (John 3:16) so they can pray for the lost. Then, after 30 days, pass on the Bible that was given them at WinterFest to this person they have been praying for and "share Jesus."

I'm sure their (and ours) cell phones have plenty of contacts that are lost. We know plenty of people who are unchurched, left church, who do not have a relationship with Jesus...right? Yes. We even have family members who do not know Christ. What are we doing about it? Anything? are we sharing Jesus? Isn't that our job? Isn't that our privilege? We have been given a responsibility by Christ to "be light." Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

My question is, "Why do we keep Jesus to ourselves?" When people's lives are in danger, their soul is in jeopardy, and we know it that it is, and we have the answer that will help them, why do we not "share Jesus? I know we don't want people, especially friends and loved ones, to go to hell. I'm sure that we want them to know the joy and freedom that comes in knowing Christ and to bathe in the peace that He gives. what holds us back? Could it be fear? Sure. Could it be that we are afraid that we might not know how to answer their questions? Sure. Nobody wants to look dumb. Maybe it's because we are ashamed of Christ there are many reasons or excuses we can come up with. At WinterFest, they played a game like family feud and the question they had to answer was, "Reasons why we do not share Christ." The number one answer was...we simply do not care. Think about it! We would never admit it but the number one reason that we don't share Christ is because we don't care! It's not important to us. It's not a part of our daily routine so it doesn't get done. I couldn't imagine standing before Christ and saying to Him, "You are not important."

Take some time this week to pray that God will open up doors of opportunity for you to share Jesus. All you have to do is share what God has done for you. If you want to share the Gospel message of Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection, just turn to 1 Corinthians 15:1-7 and then turn to acts 2:36-41 and simply tell them to do what they did. It's really that simple! Randy