For the first 27 years of my life, as a boy and then a young man, I completely turned my back on God. Like so many, I was consuming alcohol and partying in an attempt to fill the emptiness I felt inside.  I hardened my heart to Christianity. But even then, I could not deny that there was something different about my friends and family who were walking with Jesus, compared to what I saw all around in my life of partying. But recognizing those differences alone wasn’t enough to change me. Thankfully, my mother and father and others who knew me, didn’t give up talking to me about the greatness of Jesus whenever they had the chance. They lovingly counseled me time and time again, until I was finally able to clearly see God’s love. In Romans 15:18 Paul says, “I don’t speak about anything except what Christ has done through me to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done.”

The point is clear - to direct people to Jesus by our actions, in combination with our words. We must actually talk about the Good News in order for people to really hear and respond! If nobody had ever talked to me about God’s love and redemption, then how could I have ever responded to Him and had my life turned around? Mark 16:15 says, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” So let’s do just that! Let’s share the life-changing Good News of Jesus with someone today.             

This is Andrew Palau.