People watching us

In the Old Testament, Joshua 2, the children of Israel are at Jericho's doorstep. They are ready to overthrow the city.

The city itself is in great fear. For as the Bible tells us in Joshua 2:9-11,"...and said to them, I know that the Lord has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. We have HEARD how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan whom you completely destroyed. When we heard of it, our hearts melted and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below."

As Christians, let's remind ourselves that people are watching us. They take notice when God does something in our lives, especially something supernatural.

And when they see us doing things that can only be explained by the power of God, it awakens their hunger for faith as it did in the heart of Rahab.

The world pays attention when we let God use us to accomplish God-sized tasks, whether it be building a multi-million dollar facility on 183rd or responding to illness or hardship or the death of a loved one with an incomprehensible faith-fueled hope, or whatever.

A genuine faith relationship with our living God is one in which people look at the way you live your life and say, “God is in that. God is doing something in that person’s life.”

Now think about it. What kind of faith relationship do we have with God? Is it a safe but shallow one in which we only do what we can do? I hope not because the sad fact is so often our world is not attracted to the Christ we serve because they cannot see Him at work.

They only see us at work. But, if we have enough faith to let the world see God at work in us, He will attract people to Himself. Remember Jesus said, “If I be lifted up, I will draw all men to Me.” (John 12:32)

Rahab’s faith story shows that if we lift God up by allowing Him to do impossible things through us, our peers will notice, and they will be drawn to Jesus!

Romans 10:17 says that “faith comes by hearing...” Well, what are people hearing about you and your faith? What God-sized thing is God doing in your life?

Just a thought.