What People Say
Acts
9:36-43
Key
Verse: “In
Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is
Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor (Acts 9:36
NIV).”
“That
is Janine, she is the nicest person you will ever meet.” I was a
new Mom in a mom's group and the lady across from me was pointing out
the other Mom's in the group and telling me about each of them. As
soon as she described Janine, I thought, “That is is the kind of
thing I would want someone to say about me.” Here were hear about
Tabitha, “she was always doing good and helping the poor.” That
is also not a bad thing for someone to say about a person. What would
someone say about me? Who do people say I am? When you are describing
me to others. Who do I want to be? What kind of Christian witness do
I give people? What do they say about me, what does that say about
Jesus Christ? With my words and actions am I telling a true story
about who Jesus is? Am I the nicest Christian, others in my life have
met? Who am I to them? Am I the most forgiving, most loving, most
kind? Or do they say something else about me that would speak less
about who Jesus is.
Prayer:
Lord,
Jesus what do the things I do and say to the people around me, say
about you. I want to tell a true story with my words, and with my
actions. Help me to show people who you are in all that I do. Guide
me in all that I do, so that the things they say about me reflect
well upon who you are. I want to be a person whom people speak well
of, so that when they know I am a Christian it will speak well of who
you are and how you work in the lives of your followers. Help me to
be a good witness to the people in my life. Amen
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