“And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.” – Acts 16:13
To reach people with the good news of Jesus Christ, you must go where there are people who don’t already know and believe. Look for where people gather and befriend them there. Jesus commissioned not just His Apostles and not just His churches to go and make disciples. He commissioned all of His followers to make disciples as we go about our daily lives. Make disciples as we go to work, go to school, go to the market, and pursue passions, hobbies, and interests.
Like Paul and his friends, we must be intentional about going where there are people who don’t yet know Jesus. A Christian isn’t called to spend all their time in a holy huddle of fellow believers. We certainly must gather with other believers to grow, strengthen, encourage, challenge, and refresh one another. However, we can’t stay exclusively with our Christian friends. We must cultivate the habit of sitting down and speaking with those who don’t yet know Jesus in our classrooms, workplaces, and neighborhoods. We need to get to know them and create opportunities to move conversations in a spiritual direction so we can share Jesus.
Every follower of Jesus has a commission and a mission. Be thoughtful about how you spend your time and how you make time to spend with people who don’t yet know Jesus. You may just be the person God has appointed to bring the saving word of Christ to them! #FollowJesus