MORNING MANNA 3-29-22
THE DUTY TO WITNESS
“The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.” – Acts 8:32-35
Social scientists tell us that the percentage of people in the United States who do not have any personal religious belief is at an all time high. In the not-very-distant past, a majority of Americans, even those who were not Christians, still had a sense of the importance of worship and religion and at least in some form observed the formality of going to church. That is not true today. More than ever before in our country, we are dealing with people who have little understanding of the absolute truths of God’s Word or of their need for a Savior.
But every person we speak to—whether or not they grew up in church or believe religion is important—has this in common: they need Jesus. Maybe they know Who He is and maybe they don’t. But regardless of their situation, we need to be like Philip and use the Word of God to show people that Jesus is the only hope of salvation. Every person we meet has a soul that will live forever either in Heaven or in Hell. We who have trusted Jesus for salvation must obey His command to tell others what we have learned. “Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee” (Mark 5:19). We must not shirk our responsibility to be faithful witnesses to tell others about the Savior. – Daily in the Word
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, Tx.
