One of my biggest heroes is my father-in-law, Robert Levy. He’s a hero because he is faithful to turn nearly every conversation to eternal matters. He doesn’t “make small talk.” For him, every interaction is an opportunity to boldly proclaim Jesus Christ.

The other day the two of us spent a week together.  A worker in the hotel where we stayed didn’t know Jesus. Robert proclaimed to the man, “Friend, before I leave at the end of the week, you are going to become a Christian.” The last day we were there, Robert pulled the man aside and explained the Gospel. At the end of their conversation, the man prayed to receive Jesus Christ.  I couldn’t believe it! My father-in-law had the faith to believe this man would come to know Jesus and the boldness to act on it.

Boldness isn’t plowing people over. Boldness is believing by faith that God is going to work and then acting on that faith. It’s living in confidence that God is alive and doing miracles and wants to use us! In Acts 4 the believers prayed, “Oh Lord […] enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.” May that be our prayer as well. And this week, let’s reach out to someone in faith and boldness. They just may come to faith in Jesus Christ. 

This is Andrew Palau.