Are You a Witness?
Luke 24:13-35
Finally, don't miss the significance of the resurrection: It can make us witnesses. And this is perhaps the area where most of us fail. You are certainly not alone if you have never spoken to another person about the death and resurrection of Jesus. Very few people have lived the life of Billy Graham. I recently read that Billy Graham preached the Gospel to more people in live audiences than anyone else in history - over 210 million people in more than 185 countries and territories.
You can imagine the numbers but you cannot measure the effect upon the world when one man reaches millions. Try to calculate the homes kept in tact, the marriages saved, the children given spiritually mature fathers, the young saved from drugs, and thousands of other influences that Graham had on people. You cannot The significance of that one life cannot be calculated. Even more, there is no lab or library that can account for the impact the resurrec tion has had upon history.
You take the resurrection out of the Gospel; and the house of cards of Christianity will fall to the ground. Paul recognized this when he wrote to the Corinthians. Some were saying that the resurrection never happened. Paul made it chear. He said, if Christ has not been raised then your faith is in vain and the Gospel is nothing but a charade. St. Andrew United Methodist Church let me proclaim to you today again that Christ has indeed been raised from the dead!
At the end of this story, Cleopas and his companion do what is only natural. They get up, walk back to Jerusalem and told the disciples whom they have seen. That's being a witness. Telling your friends what you have seen. You do not have to be Billy Graham. You simply tell what you have seen. The resurrection is significant enough to do the rest of the work for you. It was the power behind Paul who brought the gospel to Rome, it was the power of Augustine and Billy Graham . And it is the power behind your witness as well.On the road home don't miss the power of the resurrection to convict, to transform, and to make you his witnesses.
Questions to Ponder
Are you a witness?
Do you believe God can give you the power to do so?
Are you willing to let him do so?
In His Service,
Terry Phillips
