Witness

The early Church did not understand a difference between sharing one's faith (witnessing) and losing one's life for the faith (martyr). Both were the same word. Most early followers of Christ anticipated that their life may be at risk for actively witnessing. Yet, the Gospel flourished.

While there is some apprehension you and I face when sharing our faith, it pales in comparison to the early Church context. And yet, the Gospel is not flourishing in the U.S. Most statistics show the Church losing ground in attracting constituents.

There is an irony here. Our “easy” context for sharing the Gospel has the tendency to produce complacency and lack of witnessing in us rather than a greater abundance of it! This is hard to believe. We have more resources, support, money, teaching, revelation, and access than the Church has ever possessed and yet we are declining?

I can only conclude one thing: a sense of urgency and passion has become dormant in the hearts of many Believers. The enemy of our souls has convinced us that we are being and doing enough!

Let's wake up the "sleeping giant." This is our hour in the history of God's salvation work in the world.

Testify to our Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus.

Rob