Our Witness to the World

We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands.

-I John 2:3

The Bible says that there is clear and certain evidence regarding our faith in the Lord Jesus; we keep His commandments. This is a witness to the world that Christ is in us, and it is a witness unto ourselves. The Holy Spirit confirms in our hearts that we are in Christ as we live for the Lord. It has never been God’s will that we live in doubt regarding our salvation. We can know for certain that we have salvation, and the Lord will continually affirm to us this truth. I John 5:13 says, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.”

When we know the Lord and He will affirm this to us, and there will be evidence in our lives of our relationship with Christ. If we are truly Christ’s followers, we will not wish to hide it, nor will we be able to. We cannot conceal it any more than Simon Peter could on the night Jesus was betrayed. When questioned about being a disciple of Jesus, he denied it, not once, but three times. Everything about him, from his attitudes to his accent, gave away the fact that he was indeed a follower of Jesus.

Let the same be said of us; that all aspects our lives demonstrate to the world that we are indeed Jesus’ followers, and that we are dedicated to sharing the Gospel with others.