Our Actions Do Speak Louder Than Words June 29th Devotional

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It was a hot day at Jakarta airport. Chuck Colson, who is an author and minister of the gospel, was standing in line waiting for his next flight. Passport in his sticky hand, he was exhausted and exasperated at the long, inefficient line snaking ahead of him. He was worried he and his ministry colleagues would miss their next flight, and some ministry friends were waiting for them. He remained calm and not let the frustration get to him. He talked with his friends; they laughed and made the best of the situation. Two years later, he got a letter from a businessman who lived in Singapore. He told me he was a follower of Confucius, but that he had sent his children to a Presbyterian church so they could get some moral training in Sunday school. When he picked up his children one Sunday, he happened to hear the end of the sermon. A visiting missionary held up a copy of a book called Born Again, and on the cover the businessman saw a picture of Chuck Colson. Then, a few months later, he was stuck in a long line in the steaming Jakarta airport. He looked over into the next line and saw the same face he had seen on the cover of Born Again. He was so impressed by my calm demeanor and cheerfulness, the man wrote, that when he went back to Singapore, he got the book Born Again, read it-and committed his life to Christ. Our actions do speak louder than words. Wherever we are at we are called to advance God's Kingdom. If you are a doctor, you are called to advance God's Kingdom. If you are a cake decorator, you are called to advance God's Kingdom. Wherever we are at, we are called to the great commission of Jesus Christ. Our actions will shake faulty foundations, evil spirits, and will make those around us see something that is different. I have seen my actions stir things up without me saying a word. I want to encourage you and I today to let our actions speak to others around us. It could be at a hot steamy airport, or it could be at your workplace. Wherever you are at, shine the light of Jesus.

Prayer,

Lord, we ask that you would shine forth your spirit to others around us. Help us Lord to have character and calmness as you use us in a mighty name, Amen.

by Keith Edwards