Good Monday morning to you! Have you ever wondered why ministers of the Christian faith speak their own words? What I am referring to is the world of television and cinema, where actors don't speak their own words. That great actor or funny comedian is fed their lines by skilled writers who may not perform their own words. A comedian may be hilarious because the team of writers behind them has carefully worked out those hilarious lines and depends upon the comic actor's timing and delivery. Would not a team approach work well in the ministry?
You know, I don't think so. I believe that God has hung out a "No Actors" sign on the Christian ministry. God wants us, has commanded us, to bear witness to the world. Our witness is our own words, our own experience in Christ Jesus. While one minister may write out his sermon word by word, another may only make a few notes to guide her sermon. One minister may speak one on one with people in coffee shops or on the street, another may write, and another may sing, but all are ministers bearing witness to the Son of God. A Christian singer may sing hymns written by someone else many years ago, and we all sing songs of praise to our Lord. Not everyone can sing well and so God has provided talented performers. All of us use words though and your witness is from your heart, your words, and God has made you and those words special.
A person may not be able to read and write, but in Jesus that person still bears a powerful witness of the Risen Lord. You may quote those who have a God-given talent for stringing words together, but your witness is YOU, and a wonderful witness you are!
God loves you and so do I!
Bucky
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