WHAT IS YOUR EXCUSE!

I Corinthians 2:3-5

v3 "...I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
v4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of God's power:
v5 THAT YOUR FAITH SHOULD NOT STAND IN THE WISDOM OF MEN, BUT IN THE POWER OF GOD."

In verses 3 and 4, Paul revealed his human fears and weaknesses to the church. He admitted that he was afraid and trembled when it came to speaking to a crowd of people. Paul wrote beautiful letters to the churches, but evidently he was not a good public speaker. This did not stop him from telling others about Jesus.

What is my excuse for not witnessing? I have always thought that my life was my witness to others. But that is not what the Bible says. In Matthew 28:19 Jesus said, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." Jesus does not send us out alone, because he also said, "lo, I am with you always ...."

What the Bible has told me today in this scripture is that God has commanded me to tell others about Jesus. A person's inabilities and fears are no excuse. Paul had these same reasons not to witness, but he knew that it was "God's power" that changed the lives of people -- not what he said.