Acts 1:8. Witnesses

Spreading the Gospel Message

If social media were around in the days of the disciples it sure would have made their task easier. But instead, they had to travel to spread the message of the gospel so that everyone would hear it. As Jesus ascended into heaven, He told the disciples that the Holy Spirit would “come upon” them and empower them to be witnesses for Him. They were the ones who had an eyewitness account of all that occurred in the life of Jesus and the only way His story would be told was through the mouths of those disciples who He called.

Receiving Power

Prior to the day of Pentecost when the Holy Spirit came like a mighty rushing wind, He did not consistently reside with believers. So Jesus instructed the disciples to wait for the Holy Spirit. As they were all gathered together in one place, Acts 2:2 tell us that suddenly a sound came from heaven that was like a rushing mighty wind and it filled the whole house. Then there appeared divided tongues like fire and one sat upon each of them and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Today, we don’t get mighty rushing winds and tongues of fire that sit on us, but we do get the same powerful Holy Spirit at the moment that we ask Jesus to be our Savior.

Same Power – Same Task

Just as the disciples were empowered and tasked with spreading the gospel message, so are we. Compared to the disciples, we have it much easier. A simple post of a Bible verse on social media and we’ve spread the gospel. We live in a nation where we don’t have to fear (at least not yet) sharing our faith. The disciples however, ended up being tortured and martyred – yet still they spread the gospel.

We act like we fear for our lives and keep our mouths clamped shut. We act like we have no Holy Spirit power. And for every missed opportunity to tell someone about Jesus, is a chance that person will spend eternity in hell. If we loved our neighbors as Jesus loves us, we wouldn’t want one single person in hell. If we understood the horror of hell, we wouldn’t want anyone there.

Satan wants us timid and scared to share our faith. He wants us so concerned about what others will think that we choose to stay quiet. The next time you feel the Holy Spirit nudging you to share your faith, ask Him to empower you and make you as bold as the disciples. The only way the lost will find their way to Jesus, is if we tell them.

No One Left Behind

In movies, we often hear soldiers say they will not leave a man behind. We need to have the same mentality in a spiritual sense. One day, Jesus will come again and all of us who have believed in Him as our Savior will be instantly gone. Those left behind will be the ones that either we didn’t witness to or chose to reject the gospel message.

You Will Be My Witnesses

The Commander has issued our marching orders. Our orders are to be His Witnesses. We may not be eyewitnesses to Jesus time on earth, but we do have the Bible and account of the eyewitnesses Jesus appointed. We are eyewitnesses to what Jesus has done in our own lives. When we witness to others, we simply tell them what our live was like before knowing Jesus, how we came to know Him, and how He has changed us since He saved us. It’s that easy. So be a witness today. Don’t be responsible for leaving someone behind.

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