Where the People Are
Acts 16:11-15
Key
Verse: “On
the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we
expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to
the women who had gathered there (Acts 16:13 NIV).”
When
Paul came to a new City he looked for the place where people gathered
and went to them. Paul never set up in a place and invited people to
find him. He never built a building and waited for people to get
curious and come in. He never held a big event, advertised and prayed
for them to come. He surveyed the situation. He paid attention to the
culture and figured out where the people were and he went to them. He
found them, found out what mattered to them and worked to figure out
how was the best way to talk to them. He paid attention, looked,
listened, and then he went to them and spoke to them about Jesus
Christ. He made the effort, took the time and figured out the best
way to go about the work God had set him out to do. When it comes to
sharing the Gospel with people in our world, Paul's example is a good
one to follow. We need to go where the people are and work to find
the best ways to speak to them about what truly matters.
Prayer:
God,
there are people all around me who need to know who you are. Help me
to learn how to talk to them, how to talk to them, how best to
approach them, so that they can hear what I have to say. Help me to
never expect people to come to me, help to not wait for them to
approach me. Help me to build the bridges, the connections,
friendships that need to be built. Help me to be willing to do the
work, and listen to the Spirit's guidance so that those around me may
come to know you. Amen
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