To not tell our story is to rob the Lord of His Glory.
2Co 4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:
To hide the Gospel and what the Lord has done for us keeps others in darkness.
It robs people from hearing the testimony of the Gospel and it robs God of His Glory.
The word hid has the root word kalupto which means to hinder the knowledge of a thing.
It is a compound of other words.
The word klepto meaning to steal like a thief or to steal, and the word krupto, under concealment.
When we hide the Gospel we literally become thieves. We rob people of the opportunity to see the Light and we rob God of His Glory.
Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
The word hid here is krupto or concealed.
Notice the Lord says YOU are the LIGHT of the WORLD!! A city on a hill CANNOT be hid.
He goes on to say the purpose of light in Matthew 5:15
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
Both a hill and a candlestick represent exalted or lifted up places.
When we got filled with the Holy Spirit we were filled with Fire and Glory.
The Lord owns the hills and He is the One that raises the candlestick up.
The Lord lifts us up so we can shine everywhere. To run from the Lord raising us up is to deny Him the opportunity to shine through us. We are to be Light so people can see. What place has God called us to Light up?
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Let us not hide our Gospel from men.
Let us not deny the Lord His Glory.
TELL YOUR STORY!
In His Love,
Jesse Griffin
