Recently I was encouraged by a story about a student named Jason. He was working in a coffee shop, paying his way through Bible college. Each day at work he made a genuine effort to impact his coworkers for the glory of God. He would ask them how they were doing and let them know he was praying for them.

Jason shared his faith openly, and to one regular customer named Joe, it made all the difference. Joe was a retired teacher who came to know the love of Jesus because of Jason’s encouragement to his coworkers. Jason didn’t intend to reach out to Joe. However his enthusiasm couldn’t be ignored. And he came to believe in and surrender to Jesus Christ because of that life.

Have you ever met someone like Jason; someone with the gift of encouragement, who seems to always have the right word from God ready to share?

Paul reminds us in Romans 10:8 that “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart.” Let’s remember this – you and I - as we go about our day. God’s word is written on our heart and it is His Good News that can’t be ignored and should be shared.

This is Luis Palau.