| Monday, January 10 The Message and the Method ...having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1 Peter 2:12 Churches are always looking for new methods for doing their ministry, and many Christians are eager to find the newest ways of sharing their faith. Good for us! We need to be geared to the times as we proclaim the unchanging message of Christ. It's often been said that the methods may change but the message never does. We want to reach our contemporary culture, and every generation devises its own techniques and systems. But wait! Sometimes the methods don't change either. God's primary means of evangelism is for people to see the hope of Christ in our daily lives and to ask us about it. We're to be ready to give an answer when that happens (1 Peter 3:15). God's method is to let our light so shine before men that they might see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven (Matthew 5:16). Peter said, "Live such good lives among the pagans that...they may see your good deeds and glorify God (1 Peter 2:12, NIV). God's message is Christ. His method is you. Men are God's method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men.
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