The Need for Boldness
“And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the Gospel. For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak” (Ephesians 6:19-20).
As I look around, it seems that boldness is severely lacking in the Body of Christ today. People of other religions (and those with no religion) have no problem letting people know what they believe but I rarely meet a Christian who is actively talking about the Lord and what He’s done for them. It seems like the Church is too concerned about fitting in that we have become ineffective instead of being the Lights that Jesus told us to be.
“Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works” (Titus 2:14). No one wants to be peculiar but that is one of our commissions on this earth. We are to be set apart, a group of people who doesn’t go with the crowd but who stands apart and declares, “I’ve found a better way. Follow me and I’ll take you there.”
As each day bring us nearer to Christ’s return, it seems like now more than ever we need to declare with Joshua, “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15). You may live to see the day when you are persecuted for that declaration but I know that you will not regret it. Let’s resolve together to be the light of the world, the city that is set on a hill which cannot be hid (Matthew 5:14). Then stand back and watch God draw people to Himself.
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