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The Joy of Telling

My friend Jason couldn’t stop speaking praises about his girlfriend, the new love of his life.
Their romance had just developed in recent weeks, and his conversation revolved only around her. As a result, I couldn’t wait to meet her. That’s how it’s supposed to work with any of us who love Jesus Christ. We love to speak about Him, and as a result, some people we know want to meet Him.
In the book of Philemon, Paul prayed a revealing prayer. He said: I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ (Philemon 1:6 NIV). Paul seems to be saying that there is a level of experiencing your Savior, which can only be reached, by telling others about Him. You don’t have a religion to share, or a church, or some beliefs. You have a person to tell about; a person who loved you enough to die for you!
Something powerful happens in your life when you finally open your heart and your mouth to let people, who’ve never met Jesus, know what He’s like. Paul says, you start to have ‘a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ’. And by starting to carry out your mission, to be His ambassador, you will finally begin to get a clear picture of His greater plans for the rest of your life.
What you know about Jesus is their only hope of ever being in heaven with you someday! You need to talk about the greatest love of your life because they need to hear about Jesus. They need to hear about the One who loves them, more than anyone else. You tell them about how much He loves you. Sooner or later, they’ll want to meet Him.

Prayer
Lord, help me to reach out to the lost, so that they may have a full understanding of every good thing that we have in Christ. Amen.