Happy Friday everyone! I was looking through my Notes app yesterday, specifically through the page that I keep all my writing analogies and metaphors on. The last one on the list, as of now, was about sharing the Gospel. We’re going to dive into that one today.
So in a forest fire, the fire typically starts with one tree or one section of trees. It then spreads to cover the entire forest, right? Well, the Gospel can spread like that too. It can start with one Christian -one strong, grounded Christian that firmly believes Jesus is Lord over all- who shares a Bible verse or a little piece of God’s Word to someone. Then that person believes, does the same sharing to another person, and then starts a whole ripple effect of Gospel sharing.
When you share the gospel with someone, it leaves a mist on their hearts just like a clouded over mirror after a hot shower. But just a mist. Not a fire for Christ yet; just a mist. It leaves that mist on their hearts, and they can’t forget it. Their minds keep coming back to it and back to it.
Then, if that person comes to Christ and gives their life to Him, it starts a fire in their hearts for Christ! A fire that will go out if they don’t cultivate it, but we’ll talk about that next week. That fire in the new Christian’s heart then wants to share that fire with others. So it shares the Gospel with those who are trees not burning yet, hoping for other people to experience the fire that changed their lives. After more and more people experience Christ and come to know Him, a whole forest of people’s hearts are on fire for Jesus.
Don’t you want that? Don’t you think that’s great for this world? That we need more Christians here on earth? Well if you do, then I’m right here with you. I want that too. We are the hands and feet of Jesus, so let’s start living like it.
“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” -Matthew 28:18-20, NIV
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