Speaking The Truth

Speaking the truth can be very difficult. Sometimes, it’s hard to tell someone the Truth. Especially when that truth may be something they don’t want to hear!

In Ezekiel 33, verse 9, it says, “But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.” (ESV version)

We are called to tell the Truth and to share the joy of the Gospel with others. Sometimes people don’t want to hear it. Or sometimes we see someone we love doing a great wrong, they don’t want to hear it either.

But that does not mean we don’t need to share it. Here is one thing that may help. Make sure you are sharing the Truth out of love and with love. The kind of unselfish love that God has for us! And in order to share that kind of love, we need to know that person and love them! We need to care for them and for their well-being. Are they hungry? Unhappy? In need of medical care?

Missionaries succeed so well, because they know that addressing these types of needs show the person that they really care about their well-being. By showing them that they truly care about their well-being on earth, they open the door to being able to show they care about their well-fare in the next life 🙂

So take a moment and share what you have. Perhaps it’s a meal, perhaps it’s your time or perhaps it’s the warmth of your smile. Whatever it is, God says – it’s enough. And if God says it is – it is 🙂