Prayer and Share

It may seem obvious that our efforts to share should be accompanied by our efforts in prayer. However, many believers don’t commit the effort in prayer before, during, and after their effort to share. Paul said in Romans 1 that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation, while in Philippians 4 he said that we should (in everything), by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let our requests be made know to God. When we bring these two together we can see that through prayer we are asking God, with thanksgiving for the power, to bring the power of the gospel to bear on those with whom we want to share the good news. Notice the words “in everything.” In evangelism that means your words, actions, attitudes, and feelings. In other words, commit all of your evangelism efforts, and all parts of your evangelism efforts to Him.

So, when you feel scared to share your faith… pray. When you lack boldness… pray. When you say you don’t know any non-Christians… pray. When you don’t know what to say… pray. When you have compassion for a lost friend… pray. When you need an open door… pray. When you can’t answer the question of your non-believing friend… pray. When you have shared over, and over, and over again… pray. During your gospel presentation… pray. After sharing the gospel… pray.

Prayer is the place to start, the place to continue, and the place to end in evangelism. Those who share consistently are in prayer persistently.