Today’s Scripture Passage:
Romans 10:9-17
Key Verse:
But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? John 10:14
Last week was all about us walking on a trail someone else had already created for us and how Jesus, God in the flesh, did the same by making a way for us to spend our ever after in heaven. https://barbaracoulson.com/trail-lesson-201-a/
Today I want to continue with what began during our Compton’s Peak Trail hike.
We hiked Compton’s Peak Trail because a friend told us about it.
We’d seen it on our trail list, but it was just another trail in a list of many.
She didn’t give us a list of reasons why we HAD to hike the trail.
She didn’t tell us we SHOULD hike the trail.
Nope!
She told us she hiked the trail.
She told us about her experience on the trail.
She shared what she enjoyed about it, the effort it took, where it’s located, and how we could get there. Yes! She even told us which mile marker to look for on Skyline Drive. She was very specific when answering our questions without ever giving us the impression we were less than because we had never been on this trail.
Once we were on the trail, all I could think was how thankful I was Alex had told us about the trail.
So what was my spiritual take-away?
Jesus wants His followers to tell others about Him.
Jesus wants us to tell others what it’s like to be a Jesus-follower and walk through life His Way.
Yes! Sharing Jesus with others can be full on scary.
Sharing our own personal journey with Jesus can feel even scarier. Why?
Sharing Jesus means living transparent, authentic, and humble lives.
Sharing Jesus means being disciplined and committed to following Jesus myself!
Sharing Jesus presses me to love Jesus and others as He loves me!
Okay, three things and I’m finished…
1… The more you and I know of Jesus, the more we will understand how wide, high, long, and deep His love is for us. The more we understand just how much He loves us, the more we will love Him. The more we love Jesus, the more we will love others and tell them about Him.
2… We can do nothing apart from Jesus, when we remain in Him, there is nothing we cannot do through Him.
3… Walking by Holy Spirit produces His Spirit fruit in us and protects us from becoming prideful and stingy Jesus-followers.
There’s more from Compton’s Peak Trail, but let’s save it for another day.
LORD, we’re so thankful to be citizens of Your Kingdom. We’re thank You for the privilege of being your representative in the foreign land we live in now. Help us to grow in our relationship with You, so we will represent You well. Give us compassion and courage and teach us to love those around us as You love them. We want to love as citizens of Heavens and not citizens of this world!
Digging Deeper:
Isaiah 52:7, Matthew 28, 18-20, Mark 16:15, John 15, Galatians 5, Ephesians 3: 14-19, Philippians 4:13, & 1 Peter 3:15
If you have not yet met Jesus, you can meet Him today. He created you. He loves you. He wants you to be a part of His family. I encourage you to step into the life He created you to live. You will still have the troubles of this world, but you will no longer be facing them alone. I’m praying for you! https://peacewithgod.net/mobile/?utm_source=Microsoft&utm_medium=CPC&utm_term=HowToGoToHeaven&utm_campaign=USPWGMobileSearchMic
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Love this analogy. I can so relate! Wanna plan a fall hike with us? Would love to spend an Autumn day with you retired friends!!!