Your heart begins to pound, perhaps your palms get damp. The urging you hear in your ear is the Holy Spirit’s prompting,
“Tell her/him about Me. Share the Gospel. Speak up now.”
We know we should do it; we truly want to, but something keeps us from speaking up, and then the opportunity is gone. The open door is now shut.
I’ve known that defeat too often. However, the times when I have obeyed and shared the Gospel have been so sweet, so full of blessing (blessing never precedes obedience) that I wonder why I don’t always speak up and share Christ.
I heard this sweet story from a dear friend just yesterday and she’s allowed me to share the story of her obedience to share the Gospel with you. Her mother had been sent to a Rehab place following a stay in the hospital. It was there that the Lord opened up an opportunity for my friend to share the Gospel …
“(My mom) had a roommate that turned 101 while in rehab! An amazing little lady! Very sweet and soft spoken with a sharp mind! Also, did great with her therapy. One night, I asked her why she was so quiet and she answered, ‘When you are in bed all the time there is not much to talk about.’ The Lord had been telling me I was going to need to ask her about Him, but I was waiting until I had spent some more time with her.
When she said there wasn’t much to talk about, I couldn’t keep quiet, the Holy Spirit nudged me and said, ‘Here is the right time!’ I was able to share with her and she prayed and invited Jesus into her heart without any hesitation of any kind! I plan to go back to rehab and visit her even though Mom is gone from there!!! It was a Divine opportunity because good use of time had to be made while the nurse was out of the room getting her shower supplies and warming the shower room.
Just as I finished praying with her, the nurse walked in! I count it as a Divine moment! Also, Mom witnessed everything: the question, her answers and my praying with her! When I asked her if she knew that she would go to heaven she answered, ‘No.’ I knew I could not leave there without sharing Jesus and His plan of salvation for us!
Now when I see her she lights up with a smile! She always was friendly, but now there is a real connection!”
Isn’t that a precious story? If my friend hadn’t shared the Gospel, this dear 101 year-old lady wouldn’t be saved, and my friend wouldn’t have had the joy of being obedient. This was a thrill to my heart yesterday.
Dear Friend, who has the Lord put in your path so that they might hear the Gospel from your lips? A neighbor? A co-worker? A store clerk? A nurse? You will know who it is when you hear the Holy Spirit’s sweet prompting. Millions are dying each day without Him. Let’s do our part to share the only Way before the opportunity passes us by.
Have you recently had the chance to share the Gospel? You might not be the one to “pick the fruit,” but we are only asked to be witnesses and leave the results to God. Tell me about your recent opportunity. We’ll pray together for that individual!
In Christ’s love,
P.S. Let’s pray for my friend as she makes follow-up visits and disciples this new 101 year-old babe in Christ!
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