Who Shall Be a Witness to Jesus?
by Mihran Kulhanjian
My dear Friends,
Here is another five minute lesson from Jesus:
"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” [Acts 1:8].
What is Jesus Saying in Acts 1:8?
Every believer in Jesus Christ is to be a witness to Him.
When one is born again and receives the Holy Spirit, the new believer is ready to share the gospel message and to witness to all and to the end of the earth. This is the calling, that every follower of Jesus witnesses. This means everybody, not only the pastor but the entire church--every believer. Everyone is a preacher when it comes to sharing the story of Jesus and the salvation message. If we love Jesus and love our neighbor why would we hold back? We are to share the Good News with all, with every creature everywhere. We witness continuously throughout our life. We are new creatures in Christ Jesus. We stop witnessing when our bodies have died in this life.
Jesus said: "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest" [Matthew 9:37-38]. There are billions of souls destined for hell. Jesus commands believers to pray for laborers [witnesses] to share the "Good New." Let's not only witness but let's pray that the laborers are plentiful.
Test
- What do you receive when the Holy Spirit comes upon you? Power.
- What city did the apostles first witness after receiving the Holy Spirit? Jerusalem.
- Where do we witness at last? To the end of the earth.
- When do we stop witnessing? When our bodies have died in this life.
- Why did Jesus say "pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers?" The laborers are few.
God has not given us a spirit of fear. Fear is from the devil. A Christian does not fear man and what man can do. Go out and witness. Hand out gospel tracts. God gave you a mouth and a tongue to speak. Speak, and share the wonderful news. We are commanded as believers to share the "Good News." Let's all witness in truth, everyday for the rest of our lives. Do not let a day go where you do not witness to at least one person. If every professed Christian did this, who knows what the world through the Holy Spirit would look like? I have an good idea: The New Jerusalem, where the whole family of God is together.