Hebrews 13:15-16 Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name. And do not neglect doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.(NASB95)
The greatest witness we can give to the world is to tell our own story. Every believer has a salvation story that begins with the line “I was lost then Jesus came.” Whether you were brought up in the Church and have “always” known Him or you just came to know Him today, you have a story of hope to share with a lost and frightened world.
Several years ago I witnessed a car accident while coming home from Down-State. The woman in the car was not injured, however her car was destroyed. So my friend and I gave her a ride back to Marquette. Later that week I was surprised to see an article in the Mining Journal thanking my friend and I for helping her. I have to admit it was nice to be recognized for a kindness, in fact I clipped out the article and it is still hanging on my office wall after all these years.
The message is that God has done so much to help us yet we seldom let more than a select few know about it. We need to take time and thank Him for what He has done in our lives, not because God needs our praise, but becasue our story of thanks gives others hope! Take out an ad in the paper, Put a sign in your window, put a post on your Facebook site, send out an e-mail to all your friends, do something to tell God thanks. It does not need to be a long drawn out story, or a mystical strange tale, just a simple honest "Thanks God" for caring for me when I needed help.
Finally pass it on, do good to others in His name.
The greatest witness we can give to the world is to tell our own story. Every believer has a salvation story that begins with the line “I was lost then Jesus came.” Whether you were brought up in the Church and have “always” known Him or you just came to know Him today, you have a story of hope to share with a lost and frightened world.
Several years ago I witnessed a car accident while coming home from Down-State. The woman in the car was not injured, however her car was destroyed. So my friend and I gave her a ride back to Marquette. Later that week I was surprised to see an article in the Mining Journal thanking my friend and I for helping her. I have to admit it was nice to be recognized for a kindness, in fact I clipped out the article and it is still hanging on my office wall after all these years.
The message is that God has done so much to help us yet we seldom let more than a select few know about it. We need to take time and thank Him for what He has done in our lives, not because God needs our praise, but becasue our story of thanks gives others hope! Take out an ad in the paper, Put a sign in your window, put a post on your Facebook site, send out an e-mail to all your friends, do something to tell God thanks. It does not need to be a long drawn out story, or a mystical strange tale, just a simple honest "Thanks God" for caring for me when I needed help.
Finally pass it on, do good to others in His name.
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