People of light

For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true) (Ephesians 5:8 ESV)

 The famous American evangelist Dwight L. Moody once said, “The preaching that this world needs most is the sermons in shoes that are walking with Jesus Christ.”

Some say that what Moody meant was that the only way most people will hear the gospel is if someone takes it to them.

Others say he meant that most people form their opinions about Christianity not by what is preached, but rather through the examples they see—how Christians live. Possibly he meant both, because both are true.

People need to hear the gospel and have it explained, but they also need to see an example of someone living it.

Only the Holy Spirit can work in people’s hearts to help them decide to receive Jesus and be saved, but to understand what God is offering them and to believe that it can happen to them, most people need to see how He has already worked in someone else’s life.

People can be drawn to God’s Spirit when they see you being loving and understanding, compassionate, gentle, kind, patient, and considerate. —Shannon Shayler

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, or the smallest act of caring! —Leo F. Buscaglia

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