Sometimes people think they don’t know all the right things to say about God so they hesitate to share their witness as a result. Almost any conversation about God could begin with his greatness and his holiness. A beautiful sunrise or sunset is God’s painting. A tremendous storm reveals his power. The intricacies in nature reveal his vast imaginative ability to create. God makes himself known to the nations. Our words of witness about God may be as simple as pointing people’s thoughts toward the many revelations of God around us.
If we want to preach the gospel, we can use the message of John 3:16. If we want to speak about the need for God, we can point to the stories in the evening news. If we want to prove the existence of God, we can point to the glimpses of God in his creation.
We already have a witness to his “greatness and holiness” because God has made himself “known in the eyes of many.”
People may believe in the Big Bang Theory, but we can ask them where they think the big bang came from. Science can point to evolutionary changes, but we can point to the consistency of each rotation of the earth, each star in the sky, and every season that continues to come and go every year. People can proudly consider themselves non-believers and we can be just as proud to say why we believe. In fact, we have a legacy of faith that has existed from the beginning of time.
Centuries of Christians have known God because he has revealed his holiness and his greatness to the world. We are simply part of an immeasurable group of people who have recognized the revelation of God in his creation.
Wisdom is joyfully sharing Christ with others. If you are wondering how you can begin to develop a powerful witness to the world, start at the beginning: “God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). When you want to share Christ, God’s greatness and his holiness are easy to point to. Then follow that practical and powerful view of God with the truth of John 3:16. When you are done, you will have served and glorified our great and holy God.
