because you love

We are called to love. We should share the gospel because we love people. We should tell them the good news because we know how drastically it has changed our lives. God revealed himself to me and gave me the gift of salvation, I have been made new. Saying this brings such joy to my heart, so why isn't that joy overflowing out into the lives of people around me? You see, I lack in loving the gospel.

"We don't share the gospel because we don't love people. Instead, we wrongly fear them. We don't want to cause awkwardness... We protect our pride at the cost of their souls. In the name of not wanting to look weird, we are content to be complicit in their being lost." - Mark Dever

Now to clarify and not be misunderstood I am not saying that we change people by speaking the gospel. God does the changing, but we are his tools. God uses us to do that process. What a privilege! There has been so many times that I have had opportunities to share the gospel, but I do not, for the sake of myself. Instead of fearing a response, I should be fearing the fact that I am being disobedient against a Holy God.

God calls us to love and out of that love we should make disciples and share the good news. We should constantly be praying that God will give us opportunities to speak the gospel to others and we should not fear them. If you were changed by Jesus then you know how miraculous grace and the gospel is, so don't keep it to yourself. Share the gospel, be obedient and love people so much that you come along side them in life and tell them about the most important thing in this world. The Gospel.