—ye shall be witnesses unto me—. Acts 1:8
In his book, The No-Guilt Guide for Witnessing, Dr. George Sweeting tells the story of John Currier, a man who was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1949. Sweeting tells how Currier was transferred to work on a prison farm near Nashville, Tennessee after his conviction.
After working on that farm for nearly 20 years, Currier’s sentence was cut short and he was set free. But the letter informing Currier of his freedom got lost in the mail…and he ended up serving an extra ten years of his sentence not knowing he was really a free man.
—Dr. Sweeting finished the story about John Currier with a question: “Would it matter to you if someone sent you an important message—the most important in your life—and year after year the urgent message was never delivered?”
He made a very powerful point. As believers, we have an important message of good news to deliver to those who have never experienced freedom and salvation through Jesus Christ. In Isaiah 43:12, the Lord declared, “Ye are my witnesses…that I am God.”
Are you doing everything you can to make sure people who are shackled by sin receive the message -? Maybe you personally know people who have never heard of the freedom they can have through Jesus. Determine to deliver this message of hope to all who are still imprisoned by sin.
Ask the Lord to open doors for you to share His message of salvation with others, and give you the right words when the opportunities arise. (From Senior Living)
