Seize Every Chance to Experience – and Share – the Love of Christ
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The memory, and the snowman selfie, will remain with us for a very long time. Moreover, the way her momma dropped her agenda to play in the snow and dance through the house to make her cackle that night will probably last longer than I!
Paul wrote, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news?” (Romans 10:15).
The good news he is referring to is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We are called to go and share it, not only with the far corners of the world who don’t know Him, but with those God has placed in our daily lives! We don’t have to travel across oceans to find people to preach the Gospel to. Isaiah 52:7 says:
Isaiah is referring to the way people would run from the battlefield with news, in this particular case, the return from the exile (NIV Study). When we are hurt and feeling isolated, and someone takes the time to come alongside us in our pain, we are witnessing the sharing of the gospel. All love is rooted in Christ, whether we acknowledge who He is or not.
Psalm 96:10 says, “Say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns.’ The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.”
God reigns sovereign. The world as we know it lies in His capable hands and compassionate control.
Acts 4:13 says, “When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.”
When my daughter needed my comfort, I could trust God had prepared my heart for the task at hand. Sharing the Gospel with the ones we love is a submission to our own authority in exchange for what God can accomplish through us. The best way to prepare for all the Lord has for us is to spend as much time with Him as possible, and then spend time with the people He has placed in our lives. Our relationship with the people around us is built on the same foundation – time.
In order to know someone, we must spend time getting to know them, listening to them, and sharing conversation. Over time, a bond develops, and God moves yet another set of people into place to love one another the way He intended. If we rush into our worldly agendas, which we have the choice and free will to do, we miss out on what God has for us to do.
We cannot serve two masters in life. It’s either God’s plan or our calendar. The way we manage the minutes allotted each day is not the same as the God who can stretch time! Nothing is impossible for our great God. Imagine the work He has for us to do, here on earth. Work which, if we follow the standards of the world, we may never get to experience.
The Voice paraphrase of Acts 4:13-14 says,
There’s a popular saying, “Seize the day.” Each morning, let us wake to the tune, “This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24) We seize the day when we submit to His will in our lives. And when we submit to His will in our lives, we bring glory to Him as we were created to.
Seize the snow. Seize the tiny moments and opportunities in life to embrace the love of Christ and pass it on. The words of the Gospel are important, but so is the heart of His message – love! Seize the opportunity to love one another, in every season.
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