'28' - Day 10

Imagine a silent witness in court. The witness is called to the front of the room. The lawyer asks the witness if he has seen something. The witness nods his head yes and smiles. Then the lawyer asks the witness to tell what he knows. The witness just smiles and says nothing. Every time the lawyer or judge asks a question, the witness just smiles. That would be dumb! How can we know what a witness knows if he doesn’t tell it? To witness for Jesus, we must speak the right words for Him at the right times. Christ-followers should not be afraid to witness for Jesus.

What do witnesses do? They tell what they know about something. They describe what they saw, heard or felt. As Christians, we are witnesses that Jesus has risen from the dead. We are witnesses that He has saved us from sin. Our main business is to tell others about Christ. God wants us to tell everyone that Jesus saved us from sin and gave us eternal life. He wants us to tell the world the message of John 3:16.

In Acts 10:23 and 11:12, Peter took witnesses with him to Caesarea. In Matthew 18:16, Jesus taught us to take witnesses with us when attempting to work out a disagreement. Deuteronomy 19:15 says we must take multiple witnesses to establish an accurate testimony against the accused.

There are many things that are God’s business, not ours. But witnessing about Jesus is our business, not God’s! The main work of the Church is to witness that Jesus is either the Savior or the Judge of each person.

Are believers you know fulfilling God’s plan to witness?