Text- 2 Corinthians 5:11 “Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, and understand the importance of obedience and worship, we persuade people to be reconciled to Him…”
If you have been a Christian for some time, you must have heard words like, “The Great Commission”, “The Ministry of Reconciliation”, “Soul Winning” and some other names by which Evangelism is called. Every true believer knows that reaching out to unbelievers is one of the duties given us by God.
Today, I will share with you, some tips to effectively reach out to unbelievers:
1. LIVE RIGHT
I have come to realize that the best form of evangelism is lifestyle evangelism. Live a life that clearly shows the difference Jesus makes; let your conduct be worthy of the gospel; be clean and pure, both without and within.
No doubts, we are saved by grace. But then, Bible says in Titus 2:14 that Jesus gave himself for us in order to redeem us from all iniquity, and purify us unto himself as a peculiar people who are zealous unto good works.
Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
One of the stanzas of the hymn “Let others see Jesus in you” (Composed by Baylus Benjamin McKinney) says, “Your life's a book before their eyes, They're reading it through and through. Say, does it point them to the Lord, Do others see Jesus in you?”
2. PRAY FOR THEM
Ezekiel 22:30 – “And I sought for a man among them; that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land…” God is constantly looking for faithful men and women that would stand in the gap and intercede for the souls of men.
Remember, “If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them” (2 Corinthians 4:3-4),
So take it as a responsibility to pray for them, and let God count on you! Tear off every vail, and destroy every resistance in the Spirit!
PRAYER
Father, I ask that you light up in me, passion for the lost. Help me to live right and give me that burning desire to reach out to the unsaved in Jesus Name.