Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Blessings Through It All
Excerpt from a PE paper:
Sharing the gospel is one of the scariest things a person can do. It often involves becoming vulnerable by stepping out of one’s comfort zone and sharing something deeply personal. Fear of rejection stops most in their tracks. When one looks at what the Bible says, though, we find a different reaction to rejection. 1 Peter 4:14 says, “If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: On their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.” Despite someone rejecting Christ, you are blessed, and He is still glorified! 1 Peter 4:14 is not the only place we see this written, Luke 6:22-23 goes on to say,
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Sharing the gospel is one of the scariest things a person can do. It often involves becoming vulnerable by stepping out of one’s comfort zone and sharing something deeply personal. Fear of rejection stops most in their tracks. When one looks at what the Bible says, though, we find a different reaction to rejection. 1 Peter 4:14 says, “If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: On their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.” Despite someone rejecting Christ, you are blessed, and He is still glorified! 1 Peter 4:14 is not the only place we see this written, Luke 6:22-23 goes on to say,
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for behold, your reward is great in Heaven: for in the like manner did their father unto the prophets.Again it says we are blessed despite the hate, reproach, and evil we may suffer! Jesus has made it clear to us that evangelizing is always a winning situation!
