From Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ . To all of God's people who belong to Christ Jesus at Philippi and to all of your church officials and officers. I pray that God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace! Every time I think of you, I thank my God. And whenever I mention you in my prayers, it makes me happy. This is because you have taken part with me in spreading the good news from the first day you heard about it.
Philippians 1: 1 - 5
How long should you be a believer before you start telling other people about Jesus? Well, according to these verses the believers in Philippi began to share the Gospel on the very day they heard it themselves!
The Good News is not a complicated set of doctrines. It is simply this: Jesus died on the Cross as the penalty for your sins and your part of the process is to believe it and receive it!
Of course, you can spend a lifetime learning more and more about the truth of God and His amazing attributes. But the saving message of Jesus Christ can be stated in a few words and believed in a moment as you begin a life of obedience to every desire of God!
In fact, the spread of the News about Jesus is most rapid when ordinary people come to faith and then share it with others! When "missionary work" is confined to a few well trained professionals the growth is usually very slow, if at all!
Every person you encounter during this day is an opportunity either to fellowship in the fact that you both are believers in Jesus, or share with them the Good News of what Jesus did on the Cross!
"Lord Jesus, help me today to be bold and not afraid to tell others about Your wonderful love for all mankind! Praise Your Holy Name, Now and Forever. Amen."
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