Have you forgiven anyone lately? Have you heard the words, “You?re forgiven” lately?

In our corner of the world we live in a capitalist society which thrives on the “eat or be eaten” philosophy of life. In this kind of world, the words, “I?m sorry” are often spoken ? yet with the real meaning “you deserved it” ? and the words, “it?s okay” are often given in reply ? yet with the real meaning “I?ll get you back sometime!”.

God doesn?t need a couple of good lawyers defending Him and trying to prove Him to lost humanity. But what He needs is a couple of good witnesses that are willing to tell what He has done for them. It?s called “Evangelism”?the telling or announcing the gospel or good news of Jesus Christ.

Such powerful words: “I am not ashamed” In the midst of prison and in the turmoil of uncertainty as to his fate at the hands of the Roman government Paul pens the words ? I am not ashamed to be a Christian! Paul had reason to rejoice ? he knew that even in the midst of the worst persecution he had stood firm in his faith and did not waver from his devotion to Christ and the furtherance of the Kingdom of God.

Facts alone, no matter how well they are presented, will never bring a man to Christ. Living in a day filled with skeptics and doubters on every corner our words of life must be filled with more than the “maybes” and “perhaps” or “mights”. Our life with Christ must be more than “fact filled”