My prayer is that today I will have an opportunity to invite someone to church.
This coming Sunday at my church is a celebration over those people that have made a commitment to Christ and want to declare it publicly. They will be baptized. I was thinking about baptism in relation to the discussion from yesterday about keeping our relationship with the Lord private. He modeled declaring what you believe publicly which was why He himself was baptized in Matthew 3:13.
What are other scriptures that talk about the need for sharing with others?
1. Matthew 28:19 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Jesus gives us several verbs of action – GO, MAKE, BAPTIZE. That is our calling as believers. We are to be in action.
2. Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.” What does salt do? Why should we be like salt? Salt brings out the true flavor in something that may lack flavor. (If we are not adding flavor then are we just a bag of salt?) Salt acts as a preservative and keeps food from decay. Before refrigeration, meat was packed with salt so that it wouldn’t spoil. Salt can bring healing to an infected wound. One website I found said that there are over 14,000 uses for salt (www.saltworks.us/salt_info/salt-uses-and-tips.asp). It listed among others that it can remove blood from clothes, it can make water boil faster, it can relieve the pain from a bee sting, remove dry skin, kill poison ivy, etc. The list goes on and on. My pastor always says that God gives us the things we can see to help us understand the things we cannot see. He gave us the physical form of salt and all its uses to help us see His power. With Jesus in us, he can remove the blood stains of sin. He can preserve life and heal our wounds. It says in Isaiah 53:5 “By his wounds we are healed.”
3. Matthew 5:14 “You are the light of the world.” What does light do? Light helps wake you up. It can boost your mood, curb your appetite and balance your energy levels. Light gives warmth. It illuminates a room. Light helps things grow. Light provides energy and transfers energy. Light helps you see. You do not realize that you are in darkness without light. With Jesus in us, we can help wake people up. We are called to illuminate a room. The only way people know they are in the dark is if they are in the presence of light (Jesus).
What other scriptures talk about the need for sharing with others? Look them up and comment below.
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