Radical Faith

 In a book called Radical by David Platt, I came across a line that stood out to me. Platt said, “Radical obedience to Christ is not easy… It’s not comfort, not health, not wealth, and not prosperity in this world. Radical obedience to Christ risks losing all these things. But in the end, such risk finds its reward in Christ. And He is more than enough for us.” 

I think sometimes we forget that real faith is not always comfortable. We may think to ourselves, “I go to church Sunday. I volunteer on occasion. But I’m not going to step out of my comfort zone to talk about Jesus to a friend. That’s crazy!”

But the reality is, God has called us to spread His Good News. And sometimes, that means stepping outside of our comfortable space.

Mark 16:15 says, “And Jesus said to them, ‘Go into all the world and proclaim the Good News Gospel to the whole creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.’” So what are we waiting for? What’s holding us back?

This week, I urge you to throw off whatever is hindering you and be radical in living and sharing your faith. In heaven you will meet more than one person who was converted because of your testimony.              

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“But the reality is, God has called us to spread His Good News. And sometimes, that means stepping outside of our comfortable space.”

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Mark 16:15-16

“He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”