Be the Blessing
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Real witnessing is the indiscriminate sowing of Gospel seeds, leaving the results up to God. My encouragement to you in this process is to Be the Blessing.
But thanks be to God, who always puts us on display in Christ and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. And who is competent for this?
We are on display
We are on display
But thanks be to God, who always puts us on display in Christ and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
We are on display for others to see.
God desires to work through us to bless others.
We are weak, unskilled, ordinary, but chosen by God.
We are a fragrant aroma.
For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
We can’t be “smelled” if we aren’t with people.
When new guests come, we have the chance to display Christ’s love in our words and actions.
Illustration: Amber Harris and Church of the Highlands. “Welcome Home” People seem glad you are there, not just in the fellowship song.
We are Free
We are Free
To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. And who is competent for this?
We are free to allow people to decide about Christ and the Church.
One of the most freeing things we can learn is that it our job to be on display, and it is God’s job to do the drawing to Himself.
No coercion needed. As we live out our lives on display for God, the “smell” of that will draw some people to God, and others will be repelled by it.
We should be inviting people to join us. Constantly. But God does the drawing. We should welcome people, but let God doe the convincing.