When I
was a teen, I witnessed an auto accident. It was a shocking experience that was
compounded by what followed. As the only witness to the incident, I spent the
ensuing months telling a series of lawyers and insurance adjustors what I had
seen. I was not expected to explain the physics of the wreck or the details of
the medical trauma. I was asked to tell only what I had witnessed.
As
followers of Christ, we are called to be witnesses of what Jesus has done in us
and for us. To point people to Christ, we don’t need to be able to explain
every theological issue or answer every question. What we must do is explain
what we have witnessed in our own lives through the cross and the resurrection
of the Savior. Even better is that we don’t have to rely on ourselves alone to
do this. Jesus said, “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come
upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8).
As we rely on the Spirit’s power, we can point a hurting world to the redeeming Christ. With His help, we can witness to the life-changing power of His presence in our lives!
