When Does a Missionary Share the Gospel?

Scripture Reading:  Acts 8:26-38,  Jonah 1:1-17

Focus Verse: "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be  ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; " 1 Peter 3:15

Last week we looked at who is a missionary and what does a missionary do.  This week we want to look at when does a missionary share the Gospel?  The short answer is: anytime.  The Bible says we are to always be ready to share God's love.  1 Peter 3:15 says "If you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.  There is no bad time to tell someone about Jesus.

Sometimes God tells us specifically when to share.  There are two examples in the Bible that come to mind:  An angel of the Lord came to Phillip and told him to travel to the desert.  There he was to preach Jesus to a man from Ethiopia.  Phillip obeyed immediately.  The other example is Jonah.  God asked him to go to the wicked city of Nineveh.  Jonah disobeyed and went in the opposite direction.  But he did later obey, and many trusted in God from that city.

Let us be like Phillip and obey as soon as God gives us a mission to share His Gospel.  We should be attentive to God's leading for us to speak with others that have never heard the good news. 

~Bobby Johnson
Interlocking Ministries