Not taking things for granted!

We've been thinking this week about things that have to do with our faith....God's grace, our salvation, the joy that comes from knowing Him....

We've noticed that sometimes we believers take these things for granted.

But what about the people that don't know these things?

What about the people that don't know that God came to them. They think they need to somehow climb up to God. They think they have to raise themselves out of the pits and the jungle. They must clean themselves up. They must make themselves worthy of the gift God wants to give them.

They don't know that all they have to do it confess and believe in Jesus -- so they never have done that.

Well, everybody knows that!

Seriously?

They don't know.

And how can they know, if no one has told them?

Someone needs to tell them of their need for the Savior:

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (Romans 3:23)

Someone needs to tell them that in spite of their need, there is a free gift available to them:

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

We may know the rest of the Romans Road, but do they know? We must familiarize ourselves with the verses we need to tell others the gospel.

Why?

Why is witnessing important?

We were told, and we believed....how can they know if no one has told them? How can they believe in Jesus if they are not told about Him?

Don't take for granted that someone else will tell them!

Every single one of us has that responsibility. Let's share it with a world that has not been told of these things.

Especially this year, as I hear of unbelievers who are chuckling about the fact that Easter has "landed" on April 1st....traditionally a day for jokes and pranks.

Becase of this, many of them are saying that Christians are gullible and have believed in something that is not true.....

Truly, Jesus meant for us to witness to them:

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Matthew 9:37-38)

No excuses, now!

But the Lord said to me, “Do not say, ‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.
9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth.  (Jeremiah 1:7-9)

for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say. (Luke 12:12)

Let's spread the news of the joy of the gospel! It will be the best Easter time that we have had! And those who come to know Jesus will never be quite the same!