Those who are embarrassed to boldly speak the gospel or the words of Christ from the Bible, are most likely harboring sin in their lives.
Those who are too prideful to be exposed to ridicule they know they will receive from gospel rejecters, cannot be walking very closely with the Lord.
When we are free, emboldened by the Holy Spirit, forgiven of our sin and love the Lord we have difficulty holding back the truth.
Everything we do, say and are, is based on Christ living in us. When a subject comes up in conversation the first things that come to mind are the things of God. His answers, His responses and principles.
Yes, this is irritating to those who have one foot mostly in the world, they hate for us to rain on their parade of pleasure with principles from His Word.
Since we have little need of pleasure, nothing we do is threatened by a word from the Lord. On the contrary, it brings great joy for His Word to be applied to all that comes up in our lives every day.
Romans 12:12
"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."
1 Peter 1:8
"Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,"
Romans 14:17
"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."
Proverbs 10:28
"The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish."
No comments:
Post a Comment