By Pastor Benjamin Davis
Have you ever had an experience that was so exciting, so life-changing, that you had to tell someone about it? I recently watched this happen in my home. One of my children just got engaged. As soon as her euphoria wore off enough to talk, her first response was, “I've got to tell somebody.” She started with those that were closest to her and then began to expand her sphere until she finally announced it to the whole world using social media, ring flashing, and word of mouth.
The gospel works this way. When we first receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, it so changes our life that we immediately begin to think, “I've got to tell somebody.” We usually start with those who are closest to us, then expand our sphere to tell anyone, anywhere who will listen to us.
The apostle John was to the stage of “anyone, anywhere,” when he wrote his letters that are in our Bibles today. Out of his experience with Jesus Christ, he wrote,
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life...we…declare to you that eternal life which was...manifested to us (1 John 1:1-2).
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