Why We Should Tell Others About God

In 2 Kings 7: This was during the time of an ongoing seige by the Syrians against Samaria. The people in the city were starving. There were 4 Lepers who
 stayed outside the gates of Samaria who were starving as well, and they said to each other, “Why should we wait here until we die?
They knew there was no need to go into the city as they would starve and they knew that staying where they were,they would also starve so they decided to go to the Syrian camp which was the camp of the enemy. They were so hungry that the thought of going to the enemy's camp was more appealing than death. Life was important even to these lepers. They said unto themselves "maybe they would spare our lives" and so they went to the Syrian camp and to their surprise they found the place empty for God had made the Syrians hear what sounded like a large army with horses and chariots approaching and so they ran out of fear. They fled leaving everything,their horses,tents, food e.t.c
The 4 lepers began to eat and drink as much as they could and gather things for themselves. They were so excited and happy that they gathered things which they went and kept and they came back to gather more. And suddenly their conscience pricked them as they remembered the starving people of Samaria and they said unto themselves “We shouldn't be doing this! We have good news, and we shouldn't keep it to ourselves. If we wait until morning to tell it, we are sure to be punished. Let's go right now and tell the king's officers!”. (2 kings 7:9).
And so they did and the city of Samaria was saved.

There are three majors reasons why we should tell others about Christ. Firstly because of what we have. The 4 lepers were helpless,hopeless and starving and suddenly they were happy and had all they wanted for the present. They were so hopeless that the enemy camp was their only hope not caring if they would be killed because they were starving to death already. Then all of a sudden,they had an all you can eat buffet and they remembered others who were starving and felt the need to help them. Now as Christians we have an even better deal as the lepers were freed from a physical and temporal hunger while ours is spiritual and eternal. We have been freed from sin. We have been forgiven and cleansed by Jesus precious blood,the presence of God ever with us,His joy,peace, hope of life beyond the grave. Don't we have a greater message?? Is this not something worth sharing??

Secondly,we should tell others about God because of what they need. In Samaria so many people were starving so much that women were cooking their children for sustenance. This show how extreme the starvation was and how desperate they were for food. There are people who are dying everyday that just need a word of hope and the salvation that Jesus brings. It may be that man or woman who works for you,a friend of yours or someone close to you that craves this knowledge of God. A young girl of 22yrs old committed suicide recently on my street here in Lagos. I don't know who she is because I'm hardly around anymore but I wonder what would make one so young take her life? What made this life seem so hopeless to her? If someone had spoken to her about God and the hope that He gives earlier that day,would she still have committed suicide? I feel sad that the message of hope which could have given her a reason to live did not reach her. One that hopeless if saved would be on fire for God.

The third reason why we should is because there is danger for us if we don't tell others. The 4 lepers knew that if the waited till morning to tell the King, they would be punished and so without any hesitation they immediately went to tell the King and so it is with us. If we are saved,we have to go forwards in christianity and the secret to growth is activity.If we do nothing ,we would get weaker and weaker until our interest wanes. One of the pre-requisites for christian life is service. It is selfish to want to make heaven alone. It might be because of a book,priest,pastor that you were saved. We are not saved only so we would make heaven but also to go and tell others. Christ would ask us about the people around us that we could reach. Tell others,confess Christ publicly,Witness for Him if you truly love Him. If you appreciate what He has done for you,you will not be ashamed to say so. A lot of people are quick to bear flags of their country,let us also carry Christs banner. Do you want God to be ashamed of you on that great day? Jesus was ridiculed and bore shame for us. Let us be proud of Jesus and His work on the cross
This is what Christ expects of us

Written By Kachi