Keep it simple

There was a pastor in a nearby town where I grew up. He knew his Bible. He could have talked circles around most pastors with deep theological ideas. I grew up in a small farm community and big words don’t impress us much. This pastor, in his wisdom, didn’t use them. He would come to our church and preach periodically and I never heard him say one thing I didn’t understand and I was a kid! He simply got up and talked about Jesus. In simple words he would tell about his life and the purpose for which he came. I was impressed. Paul, an apostle of Christ, was trained by the very best teachers of the day. His knowledge of the scriptures was far beyond the average man and he could have baffled many with his intelligence. After an encounter with Christ and being saved he began to go from place to place building up churches. In 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 he says talking to the Corinthian church; when I came to you I did not come to you with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Christ and him crucified.
Paul was sensitive to his audience. He wasn’t there to impress the people of Corinth with his own knowledge but to call attention to a Jesus and his salvation. When we talk to people about Jesus it needs to be about Jesus. Plain and simple. It doesn’t have to be fancy or eloquent or wordy. Just the simple truth spoken in plain terms with a kind heart in a loving manner. Any of us who know Christ can do just that. He gave us the Spirit and his word as a help and if we truly love people we can speak the truth of Jesus into their lives!! Thank you Lord for the great examples that have gone before us that have shown us that simple truth about you is all that’s necessary when sharing you with others!!
Praying you will have a blessed day today!!