In his book Love Is Now, Peter  Gilquist mentioned that he and several other friends were invited to speak to a group of students. After the meeting a young man asked to discuss the matter of salvation. So Gilquist arranged to meet with him the next morning.

The student said that he really wanted what he saw in the lives of believers. But he hesitated to make a commitment because he thought he would have to tell others about Jesus. Gilquist, however, assured him that to become a Christian he was not required to do anything but place his trust in Christ.

Realising that salvation is by God’s grace through faith, the student gladly received the Lord Jesus as his Saviour. But a strange thing happened as he went back to his student flat. He met a friend and told him of his newfound faith in Christ. Before the day was over he had testified to every one of his flatmates about Jesus.

Our witness for Christ should reflect a grateful heart—a sincere desire to share salvation’s blessings with others. If we shrink from giving a word of testimony, let’s ask God to give us the desire to speak out for Him. Then we’ll witness because we want to.

Author

Richard DeHaan

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