As we face the challenges of living in a corrupt and confused world many folks are scrambling to find answers, advice, guidance, and encouragement. They read everything they can find related to the things that interest or trouble them. However, a great many people are uninformed or misinformed. Some even thing they have it all figured out, even though they are ignorant of the truth and usually very intolerant of those who disagree.
Chances are, if you’re reading this, you are a well-informed Christian. You love God and country and are a Bible- believer. If that’s the case, God wants to use you. God has given you a voice and we all have a circle of influence– family and friends, people we come into contact with on a regular basis. God wants you to reach them and teach them–not always an easy job. Yet it is of great importance.
Many issues are far too important for us to just sit back in silence and let nature take its course. We are to be salt and light to the world around us. We must speak out! Considering the condition of our country and the position of those without Christ why wouldn’t we? How could we not speak out? Why would we remain silent? You’ve heard it said,”Silence is golden”, yes, but sometimes it is cowardly! Worse than that, silence in a time of crisis is sinful.
The Bible tells us that we “should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints”(Jude 3). We have a Divine mandate to make our voices heard. I’m not talking about ranting and raving, arguing rudely, often without any facts, to win people over to our preferences. I’m talking about “speaking the truth in love”(Eph. 4:15) from a kind heart of genuine concern for others, and using the Bible as the basis for our counsel.
We won’t win everyone over to the side of truth, but we will reach some. Even if our efforts seem to fail, God will bless them in some way. Speaking out is the right thing to do and God always blesses faithfulness. It might be in ways we cannot see, but make no mistake about it, your effort will be rewarded—God has promised.
Don’t expect things to change for the better unless you are willing to make your voice heard. You can bet the other side isn’t going to remain silent, neither should we. Christian values are being attacked on every side and we shouldn’t just sit back and take it, appearing to have no answers for their foolish arguments. I was greatly encouraged to see the response to “Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day”. Thank God for those who said “We’re not going to take it anymore. We’re going to stand on the side of truth and against those things that are wrong”. Now let’s keep up the good work of speaking out. We have what could be the most important election in our history as a nation coming up and there’s a lot that needs to be said. You can make a difference, one person at a time, but you must speak out. I believe you will. It won’t always be easy and it will never be popular, but it is our duty to make the truth known. May God help us to not fail!
