How Can I Help Someone Know Jesus (Part 2)

“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” (John 10:10 NLT)

As we shared in yesterday’s post, our goal as a believer is to become fruitful (effective for Christ) and connected (with Jesus and other believers) in order that our lives may reflect the presence of Jesus. What might that look like as we seek to help others know Him?

First, before we can share “Good News,” we have to BE good news! What does that mean? To me it speaks to our motivation. WHY do we want our loved ones and friends to come to Christ? Is it for our own personal edification, so we can feel better about ourselves? (i.e. so others can recognize how “spiritual” I am).  Or is it so they can stay out of hell or go to heaven? In my understanding of Scripture, if our only motivation for winning people to Jesus is to keep them out of hell or get them into heaven, we’ve missed the point of the Cross.    

Jesus said in John 10:10: “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” (NLT) “Rich and satisfying” essentially means full or complete, in short, a life that’s continually seeking to become more and more like Jesus.

In Romans 8:29 Paul writes: “For God knew His people in advance, and He chose them to become like His Son, so that His Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.” Nothing this world offers can compare to closeness to Jesus. What’s my point? To be effective (fruitful) in influencing others to commit their lives to Jesus, our lives must be fully surrendered to Him, thus enabling us to become a channel through which the good news can flow. More about this tomorrow.

Blessings, Ed 🙂