Thursday Faith Thought

Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus. The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.  Acts 11:20-21     

When I think of the word “witnessing” in our Christian context. I think of randomly walking up to someone and asking them the question, “Do you know Jesus?” 

Hoping they don’t completely freak out or think we are odd or worse get annoyed.

It’s incredibly intimidating when we think of doing anything like that. 

But as we read through the book of Acts, we see over and over again that the Disciples witnessed to people and people were saved. 

Remember the Samaritan woman at the well. Before Jesus told her who He was, He asked if He could have a drink. This was a big deal because it was not socially acceptable for Jews to have any dealings with Samaritans, let alone a Jewish male with a Samaritan woman. 

John 4:9 says, “The Samaritan woman said to him, ‘You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?’ But as you watch the scene play out, you see that Jesus related to her, He sympathised with her before anything else. 

It’s a beautiful display of compassion. He took the time to relate to her and ask her questions. She responded in awe! She left her water and ran into town and told people of her experience. And guess what they believed. 

Take time to build trust and friendship with those who don’t know Jesus. 

So they are ready to meet Him just like us. 

 God Bless,

Pastor Michael Thurlow