Daily Verse: 1 Corinthians 9:21-23

To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

One of the best ways to connect with someone that is considered “lost” (lost = yet to profess Christ as Savior) is to find some common ground…to identify with something that is real in their lives. Perhaps that means living in their neighborhood our country, sharing meals with them at a local restaurant, or attending events that they like to attend. Far too often Christians only express their faith within the church walls and fail to go out and be actual “fishers of men”…we fail to take our faith out into the world and share it with others. Largely because it requires us to get uncomfortable…and we don’t like being uncomfortable. We like predictable, normal, safe. But much like Christ’s disciples, we must at times go to places that make us uncomfortable and have interactions that make us uneasy. There are numerous examples in God’s Word where his disciples did this very thing. They went into hostile areas, places where they knew they were going to be ridiculed, threatened, and even jailed…and they did it willingly and eagerly…for they knew the importance of the message they carried. They had been given a critical task and each man carried it out with discipline, sincerity, and persistence. If the Gospel were to remain contained within the church walls or the walls of our homes, one might assume that Christianity would come to a standstill…and as a result, many would perish. What an important task we have in sharing the Gospel! But as we do so, we cannot allow ourselves to dip into the sinful activities around us in order to “win those not having the law”. Rather we must be wise and disciplined in our ways, so that when we are sharing the Gospel message…when we are connecting with the lost, seeing eye to eye, engaging in their environment…that we do not partake in the very sin that plagues their lives. For how can we convince another to leave a life of sin if we stand before them, engaging in that very same sin? May we welcome the paths the Lord sends us on, sharing the Gospel with those who are lacking, and remaining faithful to his will and commands throughout the process. To God be the glory!