MAR. 24, 2014
Gentle
Witness
Read: Acts 1:1-11
You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth. —Acts 1:8
Years
ago, I was hospitalized following a life-threatening, 38-foot fall from a
bridge. While I was there, the wife of the man in the next bed stopped to speak
to me. “My husband just told me what happened to you,” she said. “We believe
God spared your life because He wants to use you. We’ve been praying for you.”
I
was stunned. I had grown up going to church, but I had never imagined that God
would want to be involved in my life. Her words pointed me to a Savior I had
heard of but did not know—and marked the beginning of my coming to Christ. I
cherish the memory of those words from a gentle witness who cared enough to say
something to a stranger about the God whose love is real. Her words conveyed
care and concern, and offered purpose and promise.
Jesus
challenged His disciples—and us—to tell others about the love of God: “You
shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be
witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of
the earth” (Acts 1:8).
Through
the Holy Spirit our words and witness can have the power to make an eternal
difference in the lives of others.
I love
to tell the story of unseen things above,
Of Jesus
and His glory, of Jesus and His love,
I love
to tell the story, because I know ’tis true;
It
satisfies my longings as nothing else can do. —Hankey
A caring
word can accomplish more than we could ever imagine.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
