Many Christians (present company included) often view their roles as being the messengers of the Gospel to those around them. The great commission in a sense mandates that we ought to be messengers but the scripture also counsels us that we ought to be, not just messengers but the message of the Gospel itself (2 Corinthians 3:2-3). Sometimes we are eager to share the Gospel (as the messenger) but seldom do we remain still for others to read us as the message of the Gospel. When Jesus dealt justly with the woman caught in the act of adultery, he did play the role of a messenger of God and share with her accusers His salvation story, but instead he was the message of Salvation to her questioning her as to where those who needed Salvation were. He was in the midst of those who needed to read the epistle/message of God in Him and without sharing a word, he spoke volumes.
Point(s) to ponder:
1. We ought not to be just the messengers of God but also the message of the Gospel itself.
2. When those around us view our lives, will they see the handwriting of God in our lives; Will they see us as His epistle?
2 Corinthians 3:2-3 (KJV)
2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
