Recently I had a conversation with a woman who had experienced a very
difficult situation. The stress had affected her health, so she had to visit
the doctor frequently. But with a smile on her face, she told me that she has
been able to use this painful circumstance as an opportunity to share Christ
with her doctor.
In the book of Philippians, we read how the apostle Paul used his
difficult situation—imprisonment—to preach the gospel. The Philippian believers
were grieved because Paul had been arrested for preaching Jesus, but he told
them that his bondage had “actually turned out for the furtherance of the
gospel” (1:12). The whole palace guard and others knew why he was in
jail—because he preached Christ. Whoever came in contact with Paul heard about
Jesus—whether soldiers (who guarded him 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) or
others outside. As a result of using his bad news to share the good news, some
of the guards may have even become believers (4:22). Just because Paul was
confined didn’t mean that the gospel was confined.
As Jesus-followers, we can allow our pain to be a platform to share the
gospel. In our bad news, let’s find an opening to share the good news.
Pain can be a platform to share God. (RBC)
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