God
knows you. He knows your quality, capacity and character. He wants you to be
His representative among the people in and around your area.
When
God sent Moses to the people of Israel, Moses told about his weaknesses.
"Moses said to the Lord ‘O
Lord, I have never been eloquent ... I am slow of speech and tongue.’ The Lord
said to him, ‘Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him
sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go; I will help you speak
and will teach you what to say." (Exodus 4:10-12)
God
knows who you are and all your capabilities, as He says to the prophet
Jeremiah, saying,
"I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb.
Before you were born, I set you apart and appointed you as My prophet to the
nations." ( Jeremiah
1:5)
When you accept Christ as your
Saviour, God accepted you as His adopted child.
"To all who believed Him and
accepted Him, [Jesus] gave the right to become children of God"(John 1:12),
"God sent Him to buy freedom
for us..., so He could adopt us as His own children"(Galatians 4:5).
You are a representative of God. Jesus told
His followers, "You are the light of the world … let your good deeds shine
out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father"(Matthew 5:14 & 16)
Good deeds begin at home, with
family; other believers are your family in Christ. The Apostle Paul wrote,
"we should do good to everyone — especially to those in the family of
faith"(Galatians
6:10).
And as further encouragement, we are told to "keep on loving each other as
brothers and sisters"(Hebrews 13:1).
Jesus called His followers to “be My
witnesses, telling people about Me everywhere” (Acts 1:8). Peter reminded us “if someone asks about your Christian
hope, always be ready to explain it” (1 Peter 3:15). Sometimes, unbelievers “are unable to see the glorious
light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of
Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:4). So when sharing the gospel, Paul would “try to
find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some. I do
everything to spread the Good News” (1 Corinthians 9:22-23). Following that
example, you can discover what good things God has put into your personality
that will enable you to share His love, in your own unique way.
Some commands of God are: Love God
with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself (Matt. 22:37-40). He
wants us to teach others about Him, too (Matt. 28:19-20). These commands apply
to all His followers, regardless of their personality, spiritual gifts or life
situations.
You can follow Jesus in a way that
fits your personality, makes use of your gifts, and can be lived out in every
situation, every day.
Here are a
couple of things anyone can do when following Jesus’ commandments. You can
daily pray for blessings, peace and love of the Lord silently for people you
meet and places you go. You can also find people around you who need Jesus.
Then you can pray and choose one (or more if you can) to start an intentional
friendship with.
God bless you.
