Today's Daily Bread
Bad News And Good News
Recently I had a conversation with a woman who had experienced a
very difficult situation. The stress had affected her health, so she had
to visit the doctor frequently. But with a smile on her face, she told
me that she has been able to use this painful circumstance as an
opportunity to share Christ with her doctor.
In the book of Philippians, we read how the apostle Paul used his
difficult situation—imprisonment—to preach the gospel. The Philippian
believers were grieved because Paul had been arrested for preaching
Jesus, but he told them that his bondage had “actually turned out for
the furtherance of the gospel” (1:12).
The whole palace guard and others
knew why he was in jail—because he preached Christ. Whoever came in
contact with Paul heard about Jesus—whether soldiers (who guarded him 24
hours a day, 7 days a week) or others outside. As a result of using his
bad news to share the good news, some of the guards may have even
become believers (4:22). Just because Paul was confined didn’t mean that
the gospel was confined.
As Jesus-followers, we can allow our pain to be a platform to share
the gospel. In our bad news, let’s find an opening to share the good
news.
We often think if life were smooth
We would a better witness be;
But God knows best—that faith midst trials
Can honor Him more powerfully. —Cetas
We would a better witness be;
But God knows best—that faith midst trials
Can honor Him more powerfully. —Cetas
Pain can be a platform to share Christ.
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