A growing church - Day 3

Matthew 5:13-16 (New International Version)

Salt and Light

¹³"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.

¹⁴"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

No matter what our spiritual gifts are, all of us are called to share Christ with others. Some of us may be better at it than others, but each Christian has this responsibility. Are you willing to do your part? Unless we make witnessing a core value of our lives, we'll probably be distracted and never get around to witnessing to people. it's easy enough to let other people share their faith, but God wants all of us to be committed to bringing people to Christ. If the Church grows, then it will be because all of us are sharing our faith.

Spend some time thinking about why it's so important to share your faith.

Then think about some ways you can begin reaching out to the people for whom you have a burden. Write some ideas for doing so in your journal.

If you don't have this burden, then ask God to give it to you.