"I sing for I cannot be silent
His love is the theme of my song."
Remembering the words we sang in the hymn Redeemed last Sunday.
Last Friday was my very first tracting experience. I shared the gospel verbally before, but never had the experience of tracting. We were giving out tracts in NUS explaining the theme of the gospel in small groups of three or four. I was with Alvin and Justin. We met a girl from China doing her work in the Engineering faculty, and I was glad that she allowed us to talk with her about the gospel and salvation in Jesus Christ.
Salvation is a gift to the dying world, that all one needs to do is accept. Sometimes people do find it hard to accept because it is hard to believe that something so wonderful can be free. But the motivation of the gospel is love from God, and when you love someone, you would do anything for them. The price is already paid when God demonstrated His love through sending His Son Jesus Christ to earth to pay for our sins on the cross.
I used to look down on tracting as an activity that is not strong enough to generate genuine faith. Who would believe in a piece of paper with words and myth-like characteristics (to some), especially in a world now overloaded with information? But when Stacey shared with me her experience in tracting, sharing with a student from China, who was led to come to church, I was immediately rebuked for belittling the power of God's salvation. How far can words move a person? The truth is there, but how can a heart tell the truth in this world of lies? How do we know the truth?
God is the truth, and unless the Spirit impresses on our hearts, and the hearts of our fellow men, any amount of eloquent speeches is useless. Unless God opens their eyes and ears, and unless they respond to the message with an open heart, to hear that quiet knocking. Sharing the Gospel is not the work of men, but the work of the Spirit. And God, He does not call the qualified, but qualifies the called.
The motivation of the Gospel is love. The motivation of Gospel sharing is also love, the love of a redeemed believer towards God, and subsequently, towards his unsaved fellow men. Yet how much do we let fear hinder us from sharing the water of life to a dying world, and from the ones we love most? How timid our love is.
I'm glad Campus has finally chosen tracting as our outreach programmes. Besides building up our courage in proclaiming the gospel, it also demonstrate reliance on the power of God, and His salvation. Hopefully this will help me be more burdened for others, and be confident and faithful to share the gospel more.
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