“‘Return home and tell how much God has done for you.’ So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him” (Luke 8:39 NIV84).
“People pay attention when they see that God actually changes persons and sets them free. When a new Christian stands up and tells how God has revolutionized his or her life, no one dozes off. When someone is healed or released from a life-controlling bondage, everyone takes notice” (Jim Cymbala).
Perhaps the greatest failure of the modern Christian is the failure to witness. Fear is often the reason given for this shortcoming, but perhaps it could be something more. Perhaps it is because many Christians today have such shallow commitment that it has resulted in stunted growth and very little life-change. They don’t witness because they don’t have anything to talk about. They don’t see that God has done that much for them. And so, no one else can see that God has done much for them either.
When Jesus set the demoniac of Luke 8 free from his torment, he went from a tortured and lonely existence to one of peace and fulfillment. He that had been mad with a “legion” of devilish voices in his head became calm and of sound mind. He got cleaned up, dressed up and started talking different. When he went back to his home town, he told everyone how much God had done for him. And there’s no doubt that people believed him, because they could see the difference.
Ask God to make real changes in your life. When life change happens, we can’t help but tell everyone. In fact, the change kinda speaks for itself.