WITNESSING TO THE FAITH

WITNESSING TO THE FAITH




As 21^st century Christians
We are called to be WITNESSES
To God and Jesus
And to our FAITH
In today's world


“….....Do not worry about
HOW you will DEFEND yourselves
Or what you will say


For the HOLY SPIRIT
Will teach you at that time
WHAT you should say” Luke 12:11


MOST of the time
Our witnessing to the FAITH
Will be in silence


Our faith
Should stick out


It should demonstrate
That we are witnesses
To the faith
By our thoughts
And by our actions


By WHERE we go
And by the KIND OF PEOPLE
We surround ourselves with


THE JOY AND LOVE
That we live our lives with
Should INSPIRE OTHERS
To be Christians


Or at least to say:
“What does that guy got-or
What does that girl got-
That makes him or her so HAPPY
Despite what they may be
Going through


We should be a
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION to others


But there will also be moments
WHEN we will be called
To speak


To give explicit testimony
To our faith


“And this gospel
Of the kingdom
Will be PREACHED


To the whole world
As a testimony
To all nations


And then the end
Will come” Matthew 24:14


Our witnessing by words
May only impact a few


But our actions
And the way
We live our lives


SHOULD IMPACT MANY


“But you
Will RECEIVE POWER
When the Holy Spirit
Comes on you


And you will be
My WITNESSES
In Jerusalem and Samaria
And to the ends
Of the earth” Acts 1:8


We will get it done
ONE PERSON at a time


For the rest of time
IF that is what it takes


We will be WITNESSES
To God-to Jesus-
Through our faith and thoughts


SOME PEOPLE
In today's world
BOTH Christian and Jew


Have given their lives
For their faith


HOPEFULLY
We will never
Have to do that


But we may
Have to TESTIFY
WHEN AND IF our faith is challenged


NOT to worry
The HOLY SPIRIT
Will give us the words
We need


The Holy Spirit
Will STREGTHEN AND INSPIRE US


That leaves us with
Just one question


How can we and
HOW will we


TESTIFY to our FAITH
THIS VERY DAY?


Robert P. Wallman
10-16-15


Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Monsignor by Stephen J. Rossetti


12-20-and 21-2018 and 8-11-2019