Being Christ's Witnesses in the World

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses…

-Acts 1:8



A number of years ago it became popular for people to place bumper stickers on their cars that read, “Honk if you love Jesus.” Hopefully some people saw your sticker, knew that you were a believer, honked their car horn, and everyone involved was blessed. I didn’t get one of those stickers and to date I have never honked my horn at those who have them on their cars. The reason is that I once heard a story about a man who was driving home one day and saw a car in front of him with the honk if you love Jesus sticker. He said that he was in a pretty good mood that day, and so he just laid on the horn and waved at the driver. The driver of the car, thinking perhaps that the man was honking the horn for some other reason, proceeded to display a certain hand gesture that left little doubt as to what he thought of a car horn being honked at him. His gesture proved he did not like it – at all! Ever since I heard that I’ve been leery of honking my horn when I see the bumper sticker.

It really does not require much effort to place a bumper sticker or honk a car horn. However, it takes great commitment, devotion, dedication, and faith to live for Jesus Christ each and every day and be a positive witness for Him in the world. It takes tremendous effort to rise up a little earlier every morning so that you will have time to spend in prayer and in God’s Word. It requires great energy and motivation to be a positive witness for Jesus, to be salt and light in a world that is spiritually dying. It requires living faith to go and teach all nations the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Anything less and we run the risk of being uncommitted and indifferent in our faith. God has called us to be living, breathing, walking testimonies of the grace of Christ Jesus in our lives. The Bible says we are to be living sacrifices for Christ (Romans 12:1). We are called to daily take steps to keep our faith alive, growing, active, and vibrant. Therein is the power and resolve to be Christ's witnesses in the world today.