Matthew 14:29-31 "Come," He said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!" Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. "You of little faith," he said, "why did you doubt?"
If today Jesus commanded us to come to him across the water, would we do any better than Peter did? Having learned about how our faith should be, from reading God's word. Theoretically, we should be able to do far better with our faith. Peter and the other disciples did not have all of this history to learn from. They had to hear what Jesus said and have faith in what he said right then. They had no time to think about it. They either trusted Jesus or they did not.
From Genesis to Revelations, the Bible is full of statements and examples of having faith and being faithful. Being believers and followers of God's word, we should have great faith. I never want it to be said of me “"Oh how little faith you have".” As Christians, the world should see Jesus in us, on us, and through us. Sure they will see our human nature as well, but if they do not see Jesus in us, we could tell people about him all day but it will fall on deaf ears, because people use their eye’s far more than their ears. They believe what they see far more than what they hear.
Do we share the love of Gospels with all people? No! Are we instructed to share the Gospels love with all people? Yes! Why aren’t we doing it then? Jesus tells us in Matthew 28:19. “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Jesus also said in Matthew 28:20. “"Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
With a command and a promise like that, how can any of us read that and remain idle? The instruction is clear. We are all to go and preach the gospels to the world. In the United States we have become very comfortable in our belief that this is the job of Pastors, Ministers, and Priests. Many feel that it is strictly their job to evangelize and we can ride on the work they do simply because we attend church. Nothing could be further from the truth. NOTHING!
It is the job of each and every Christian to preach the Gospels to the world so that every person has been given the truth. Whether they accept the truth or reject it is not what we are to be concerned about. Our soul purpose is to bring the truth of Jesus to the world. If they accept Jesus, then we have won a soul for him and what better feeling can there be than that. If people reject the truth once it's been spoken to them, they are not rejecting us personally. They are rejecting Jesus. They are rejecting the hopes of eternal life in Heaven.
Our lives will not end here on earth. We are going to have eternal life and that's a certainty. Whether our eternity is spent in the fires of Hell being tormented or if it's in the Kingdom of God we will have eternal life. It is with the utmost importance that we keep an image in our minds of what Hell is like. It's a place that we wouldn't wish on our worst enemy. It is with this image in mind that we need to get into the soul saving business and stop leaving it for the paid people in the church.
If you were hanging onto a rope on the side of a mountain and your hands were starting to slip, you would stop at nothing to get back to safety right? I know I would fight to my last breath to get back to safe ground. Well being in a fallen world, all of humanity is hanging on that rope and Jesus is the safe ground that we need to get to. With that in mind, we need to do everything within our means to get the job done. I don’t want to think that anyone I know could end up in Hell. I will do whatever is in my power to make sure that they are safe, but all we can do is bring the message and the Holy Spirit will do the work within them if they let him.
So bring the word to the world. Don’t be embarrassed to talk about Jesus with your family or friends. Don’t worry about being judged by them. Worry more about the final judgment, when we stand before our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Please pray this with me.
Heavenly Father, it is a privilege to serve you. It is with great joy that we anticipate Heaven. Your word tells us to go out and evangelize, make disciples and baptize in your name. Give us the boldness God that we need to bring this truth to all people. Help us to fight through the whisperings of Satan telling us that people won't listen and that we can't save others. These are lies from the pit of hell and we need you God, to give us the ability and anointed covering that will protect our minds, hearts, and spirit as we go forth bringing your message.
In Jesus name
Amen
God Bless You All 
“The Sharpshooter”
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