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Witnesses for Jesus

 

Acts 1:8 - But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 

As Christians we are to be witnesses, not prosecuting attorneys. It is not our responsibility to tell people their faults and sins; it is our privilege to tell them about Christ and the salvation He alone can give. Like the shepherds and the Apostles, our task is to tell others what we have seen and heard concerning Jesus Christ.

This makes witnessing a personal, practical thing. Unless we walk daily with Christ in a real experience, we have nothing to share with others. The gospel is a present reality as we walk with the Lord. We read in 1 John 1:3 - That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 

If witnessing means sharing a personal experience, then as a believer you must maintain that fellowship. The indwelling Holy Spirit makes Christ real to us, and then through us to others. John 15:26 - But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 

John 15:27 - And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.

Yield to the Spirit, enjoy a personal walk with Christ, then you can say as the Apostles did,” We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”