Even his loyal disciple Peter denied him 3 times. We can easily sit there are say, "wow, I'm glad I have never denied Jesus like that." And even though many of us never have denied Jesus like that, we deny him by not speaking up on a daily basis.
We need to ask ourselves these questions. Am I sharing my faith? Do I have only Christian friends? Do I hang around any lost people at all? Have I told anyone about Christ lately?
God is challenging me this week about sharing my faith. I can make an excuse that all my family and friends are Christians and I work at a church, but this is no excuse. God challenges me on a regular basis to look to my neighbors, involvement in my kids activities, and other places where I interact with people that don't know Christ. He is challenging me to make some friends at my new gym, and other places where I meet new people.
It all starts with relationships. And many times the best way I can witness to someone is just to get to know them and then invite them to church. I need to do more though.
I don't want to be silent.
We showed this video a couple of weeks ago in church. It is very interesting. Penn from "Penn and Teller" is an atheist, but he tells a story of someone witnessing to him. He says that even though he is an atheist, he can not believe that if someone really believed in heaven and hell, how could that person not witness. Check it out. I hope it challenges you.
