Go Out And Preach, Using Something Other Than Your Words

"May your life preach more loudly than your lips." William Ellery Channing

 What if today, I told you to go out and preach? What if I told you to go out and share God's word and His love; would you be willing? Maybe some of you would be, but then again, many of you would probably be quite hesitant; but what if I told you to go out and preach, sharing God's word and love, but to do so by using something other than just your words?
 See, God has called us to go out and preach His word to others. He has told us to go out and show them the love that we have within Him, to be "fishers of men," as it says in Matthew 4:19, and see, I think that when most people think of doing these things, they think about going up to a person, and giving them a bible verse, giving a sermon in front of a crowd of unknown people, or trying to convince someone to come to church with you. Now, don't get me wrong, these are all great things if you are willing to do them, they truly are, but God has called us to, not only preach literally with our mouths, but to preach His word and of His love with our lives.
 See, in the quote above, William Ellery Channing is encouraging us to let our life speak louder than our words when it comes to sharing the love of God. Yes, sharing words are important, but when people see us living out this life of Christ, when they see the joy that we have, the peace that we have within trouble, and the unconditional love that shines through us, that is going to leave an impact on their lives. They are going to want what we have, so that is what we have to model. I want to challenge you today to begin looking at your life as a walking sermon. If someone were to spend the day with you, how much of God would they see? Would they be inspired and uplifted, or would they not even notice that He was there with you?
 See, we can model this is so many ways; we can be kind, we can be generous, we can rest in the peace and the joy that He has given us, we can help others without expecting anything in return, we can read our bibles, making time each day for God; doing these things will model to others in your life so much more than your words ever could; so go out today, and let your life speak of God's word and His love.