God told four different people about His plan to send His Son to this earth in order to save all those who believe in Him from their sins. And in doing that, He gave hope to humanity. Because we have the Holy Spirit living inside us, we now have the responsibility and the privilege of telling the world what He’s done for us and for them.

Have you ever considered that when someone else prays for God to send them help, His answer to that prayer might be…you? He wants to use us to reach other people with the Gospel and the love of Christ, but we have to listen for His voice and obey when He calls. Following Jesus means being willing to do whatever it takes to help others — before it’s too late.

We go through life surrounded by people who don’t know Jesus, who don’t understand the Bible, and who have maybe even never heard about God’s love. Yet we tend to spend our time hanging out with people who look and think like us. Jesus reached out to “the outsiders” despite being criticized for it. As followers of Christ, we need to be willing to reach out to those outside the Church and invite them in.