Responding to God’s salvation message
But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, “How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!” Romans 10:14-15 NLT
The moment we respond to God’s salvation message we are commissioned a missionary. We now have a message of hope, which we need to communicate wherever we are and whatever we are doing. Just as we speak of favourite holidays, fine restaurants and fun films, we can equally gossip about God. There is a growing interest in spirituality given that there is a hole at the heart of our consumer culture. The challenge of making ends meet in an increasingly competitive working environment creates a hunger for something more than the harsh, repetitive grind that is life for so many.
Politicians have failed to find answers, while the media adds to our misery with horror tales of failing services, falling incomes, climate change and increasing threats to personal safety. If this is the world we are creating, then the time is right for a saviour. The alternative is to barricade ourselves as best we can against the tide of life, in an attempt to resist being swept away. Alienated, individuals feel alone and abandoned. Hence, the story of One who came in search of each one of us, for good and not for evil, is a story worth telling over and over.
The world that younger generations inherit will be the one we have shaped for them. We can choose to positively influence it or simply observe it disintegrate while we tut from the sideline.
QUESTION
What people and places might you face today when you can talk about God?
PRAYER
Give me courage and opportunities today to speak about and demonstrate your love in action.