We Need To Be A Voice That Speaks Boldly

Several years ago a famous movie came out that created quite a stir among those who love going to the beach. In this movie we discover the dangers of swimming in the ocean when there’s a hungry shark nearby. Yes, that famous movie was “Jaws,” which came out in 1975. To this day there are people affected by this movie who are afraid to get into the water because a great white shark may be lurking and that’ll be the end of them. What these people don’t realize is they are missing amazing fun and joy, because statistics show only 1 in every 11.5 million people is attacked by any shark and most of them survive. You are more likely to be killed by a dog, snake, or car collision with a deer. You’re also 30 times more likely to be killed by lightning and 3 times more likely to drown at the beach than die from a shark attack. 

As those statistics were going through my mind, I found myself reflecting on the message from Sunday. We looked at the importance of being bold in our efforts to be fishers of men. We have to understand that God is in control and is a sovereign God who understands what needs to be done. I love the prayer that we studied out of Acts 4:24-30. John and Peter’s prayer showed that they understood God was in control and everything that was happening was ordained by Him. But my favorite part of the prayer is what they said in verse 29: “Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.”  That is what we need our prayer to be every day. Enable us to speak your word with great boldness! Yes, there are many fish in the sea of life who’d love to destroy us so our testimony is useless, but we cannot allow our fear to silence the message that Jesus came to save men from their sins. We need to be a voice that speaks boldly to a lost and hurting world.