Think back with me. Back to your childhood (for some of you, this may be quite a feat) to someone who really got involved in your life. Whether it was a school teacher who helped you in a certain subject, a parent who raised you, or someone else who just showed that they cared for you and what you would become. Think about the feeling of security you had knowing someone cared enough to give up their time and effort to helping you, even in the little things.
That is how our Christianity should appear to the world. We should be so caring, helpful, and self-less that those who do not know Christ as their Lord and Savior wonder why we are different. The world should see a difference. A difference in how we treat them as we interact in their personal life.
Think of the Great Commission. “Go ye into all the world…” As Christians, it is our responsibility to become part of others life. Isn’t that what Jesus did? Those closest to Him were publicans, prostitutes, and other outcasts; the Pharisees, who were the religious leaders of the time, condemned him for interacting with “sinners.” Jesus didn’t just minister once a week to those who needed Him: just as Christians shouldn’t limit sharing Christ with others to once a week soul-winning. We need to be out in the world so we can show others that we care; because knocking on doors, while in and of itself is not wrong, doesn’t even come close to what Christ meant in the Great Commission.
Evaluate your day. Is reaching out to others a major focus and priority? Are you too busy to stop and talk to your neighbors? Do you look for ways you can show the unsaved that God loves them? If your focus shifts from doing what you need to do to doing what Christ would have done, imagine how Christ will use you to reach others!
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