Boldly Proclaiming the Truth About Jesus

Sometimes we believers and followers of Jesus Christ lack the boldness to proclaim our faith in Jesus.  I include myself in that as well.  Sometimes we get afraid or nervous telling someone what we believe and why we believe it.  If we allow the Holy Spirit to work in us and through us then we will be able to be bold and tell someone about the Lord.

We sometimes get more concerned about how people will react to what we have to say than obeying the Lord and spreading the Gospel message.  Yesterday I parked in a parking lot of a major department store in town (If you know where I am from I am sure you know which one I am talking about since we only have one) and I noticed this car that was parked directly in front of my vehicle.  There was something on the hood of the car.  I looked more closely and the entire hood of the car was covered with a Bible verse that was spelled out in orange letters.  It was actually Matthew 11:28-30 which says,

"28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
                                                                           

29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Down at the front of the car it said where the verses were from.  I was thinking, "Wow, what boldness."  Just seeing the verse made me smile and I praised the Lord for allowing me to see that at that time.  God knew I needed to see that at that time and I parked directly in front of it without ever noticing it was there until I had started to get out of my vehicle.

I don't think I we should all go out and do that to our cars, but I think we believers in Jesus need to have a little more Holy Spirit produced boldness in our lives.  We shouldn't be rude or pushy about it, but we need to show compassion and love while proclaiming the truth of Jesus Christ to those around us.

Lord,

Thank You for those wow moments that You show us at times.

Help us to be bold in speaking to others about You.

We praise Your Name.

In Jesus Name we pray,

Amen.