15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear… [more from 1 Peter]
Are you ready for Christ Jesus?
O church, arise and put your armor on.
What is your Christian Social Witness?
DO YOU TALK OF JESUS ONLINE?
Most Christians who spend any time online (facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and other Social networking sites) RARELY mention Jesus.
Oh sure, some of us pin a poster with a nice verse. (Maybe a “Friend” might just happen to see it an get converted.) Do you really think this qualifies as talk of Jesus?
Jesus IS and will return on the clouds… perhaps any day now.
Certainly in terms of 2000 years since our Lord’s promise to return AFTER the Gospel is spread throughout the world, this 21st century must qualify as last days.
“Is there any oil in your lamp of social witness?
Put our your armor, church, my dear brothers & sisters in our Lord.
When everyone in our ‘SOCIAL’ networks is talking about every thing else, WHY are Christians so unwilling to talk of Jesus?
While we spend hour after hour in our ‘SOCIAL’ circles with hardly a mention of Jesus Christ, the Ephesians 6 armor of Christians has become rusty as Dorothy’s Tin Man. (Link provided, in case you forgot where you left your armor.)
Jesus is NOT going to take up everyone when He returns. Don’t you want your Christian Social Witness to help SAVE your ‘FRIENDS from hell?’
A definition may help 21st c. Christians get our ideas of armor out of the middle ages.
any tool or implement for preparing a thing
arms used in warfare, weapons
Another reference to this armor (from the same Greek word) provides additional encouragement for our witness.
– 2 Corinthians 6: We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For He says:
“In an acceptable time I have heard you,
And in the day of salvation I have helped you.”
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.
But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God… By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left…
Please SHARE your talk of Jesus with all of us and with your friends. ADD a Comment.
Our Christian Social Witness matters; but above all… before the battle…
O church, arise and put your armor on. *
* “O Church, Arise”
Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend
Copyright © 2005 Thankyou Music
