Don’t hide it!!

Why , as believers and followers of Christ, do we find it so difficult to share Jesus with others? I’m sure there’s many reasons. Maybe we don’t feel like we will say the right thing, or we don’t know the Bible well enough or we are too sinful so we feel like hypocrites. Any other good news we have in life we can’t wait to share but being saved from eternal death and forgiven from our sins and we clam up and keep it to ourselves. Lately I have been so convicted about this and I know that sharing Jesus is not just a suggestion but a command. The Bible doesn’t give qualifications that we have to meet to share Jesus. If we have believed we are to tell others. Romans 10:9-10 says if you declare with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that he was raised from the dead you will be saved. Notice believing wasn’t the only thing mentioned here. Declaring was there also. Peter was a big figure in the life of Christ. He was a pillar of the early church and one of Jesus’ closest disciples. Peter, though had a brother named Andrew. Andrew followed John the Baptist and when Andrew met Jesus the first thing he did was go tell his brother Peter and he took him to Jesus. (John 1:40-42)Not a lot is said about Andrew but his willingness to share the good news of the Messiah led Peter to believe and he ended up being one of the men Jesus used to begin the church. We have no way of knowing who will believe and who won’t. All we know is that we are to tell people. Matthew 10:33 says that if we disown Jesus to others he will disown us to the Father. We should never pass up a chance to share the salvation we have experienced from our Savior. We have no reason to be scared. 2Timothy 1:7 says God did not give us a spirit that makes us timid but of power, love and self discipline. I don’t want to be the guy who hides Jesus. In these volatile times people need Jesus more than ever. Who besides me needs help sharing Christ with others? Let’s pray for each other and start sharing!! Dear Lord, help us to love those around us enough to share the salvation we enjoy that comes from Jesus!! Help us realize we have a Spirit of power living in us!!