“If people are ashamed of me and what I say in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes with the holy angels in his Father's glory.” Mark 8:38 (GW)
Once upon a time, were you one who did not have a care in the world and was not afraid of anything? Your friends would dare you to do something and you would do it because you were not scared. You would never back down from a fight, why because you were not scared.
Today the churches are full of fear! They are full of “scaredy cats” trembling in their knees. They are scared they will have to get out of their comfort zone to tell someone about JESUS! As you read in Mark 1:14-20, the first disciples walked away from their lives and followed Christ. These men did not have the privilege to have grown up with Him. They had no clue who He was or much less about what they were getting themselves into. They did not realize He was the Messiah. What they realized was that something was different about this Man.
What did they see in Him that caused them to be radical, bold and obedient? To follow Jesus all the way to Calvary; to follow Him till their death. It was not a glamorous life being a disciple of Christ. In those times it was down right dangerous. They had free will to do what ever they wanted,yet they chose to follow Jesus. They were not afraid of standing up for Christ. WHY?!? They knew Jesus was the TRUTH! They would not have laid their own necks on the line if they thought He was a fake or a phony. They were not scared!!!They were not afraid of standing up for Christ. They were not ashamed of the love of Jesus Christ.
These men were willing to die for the Gospel of Christ; but you can not share with your neighbor because you are scared you are going to offend someone. We need to stand up for the Gospel of Christ. Don't be afraid of sharing His love. Reach out and be sold out for the cause of Christ!
I ain't scared..are you?
Written by Evangelist Bernice Harley