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TechnoratiJesus’ last command to us is to go out and share the message of the Gospel so that people will trust in Him for salvation. So why can’t we do that and be popular? Well, you can try, but for the most part when you get the part where words like ‘hell’ and ‘sin’, and truths like ‘Jesus is the only way to heaven’, your popularity status will drop like last year’s styles.
In short, trying to make disciples in this day and age is like eating your candy with the pork and beans.
So consider this well. Are you gonna do what God wants you do, or do you give a hoot about what others think?
The best part is that God loves us unconditionally. We have nothing to prove to the most powerful and magnificent Being in the universe. When you live 100% for Christ, everything else comes into focus and that focus is not on branding or cost or looks or brains or abilities, but on the Person of Jesus Christ. Keep that perspective, and one day you’ll hear these words from Him:
Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness! (Matthew 5:23).
Head: Being faithful to Christ in sharing the Gospel is often a sure way to become unpopular. But what is popularity for a few years on earth compared to an eternity of reward in Heaven?
Heart: I realize that popularity and status are the ying and yang that make up most teenagers’ worlds, but trust me when I say that sacrificing that for obedience to Jesus is a decision you will not regret.
Hands: This week, make a list of all the rewards being popular brings you, and a list of rewards being faithful and obedient to Jesus brings you.
Lane Palmer serves as a writer for Dare 2 Share Ministries (D2S) in Arvada, Colorado, a ministry committed to energizing and equipping teenagers to know, live, share and own their faith in Jesus. For more information about D2S, please visit www.dare2share.org.
