The Prophet Jeremiah saw many visions from God and also saw many troubles for sharing those visions with the people God sent him to. He was not a willing servant, he served mostly because he had to. He openly shares his struggles with us in Jeremiah 20:9. As much as he may want to hold back the words in him, it is like a fire shut up within. How many of us feel this way, you don't really want to be out there openly sharing what God has laid in your heart, yet you know that you have no choice but to share it. So much for willingly being a servant of God. The feeling Jeremiah experienced of having fire shut up in his bones is what I refer to as a bone-fire.
However much we desire to romanticize our calling, it is still a call. It is not a request or an invitation. Jesus didn't send out his guests to preach the Gospel, He sent out his friends, co-workers, His servants. Paul likens the Christian faith to an athlete, a soldier, a farmer but not a visitor. We are supposed to be aware that God will send us out to share His gospel one way or another. You will always have the opportunity to share Jesus with somebody, whether it leaves you looking weird or not. Question is, will you actually do it? Too many of us are busy looking for the riches our pastor promised we would get if we gave money to the church, meanwhile neglecting our neighbours who don't have Jesus.
We are not saved to live safe. I am not saying that we should go out looking for danger, but being a Christian has been far more dangerous in the past than it is now. People were openly murdered for their faith and in some countries some people still face persecution. Some of us may never share the gospel because we are scared people will think we are strange, yet the same people we are afraid of sharing with are suffering, imprisoned without God, looking for any way out. Pray, read your Bible then keep your eyes and heart open. The opportunity to share Jesus is coming your way soon.
However much we desire to romanticize our calling, it is still a call. It is not a request or an invitation. Jesus didn't send out his guests to preach the Gospel, He sent out his friends, co-workers, His servants. Paul likens the Christian faith to an athlete, a soldier, a farmer but not a visitor. We are supposed to be aware that God will send us out to share His gospel one way or another. You will always have the opportunity to share Jesus with somebody, whether it leaves you looking weird or not. Question is, will you actually do it? Too many of us are busy looking for the riches our pastor promised we would get if we gave money to the church, meanwhile neglecting our neighbours who don't have Jesus.
We are not saved to live safe. I am not saying that we should go out looking for danger, but being a Christian has been far more dangerous in the past than it is now. People were openly murdered for their faith and in some countries some people still face persecution. Some of us may never share the gospel because we are scared people will think we are strange, yet the same people we are afraid of sharing with are suffering, imprisoned without God, looking for any way out. Pray, read your Bible then keep your eyes and heart open. The opportunity to share Jesus is coming your way soon.
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