PILGRIM'S PROGRESS – LIFE AND WITNESS
"Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which was against the soul, having your conduct honorable among he 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." (I Peter 3:11-12)
"Now I saw in my dream that Christian did not escape Vanity Fair by himself, for there was with him a man named Hopeful (a name he was given as he watched how Christian and Faithful in their words and in their deeds conducted themselves during all their sufferings at the fair). Hopeful had joined himself to Christian and entered into a brotherly covenant with him, promising him that he would be his companion for the rest of the journey."
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Pilgrim and Faithful had conducted themselves honorably during their trial in Vanity Fair. They were witness to their faith in both their words and their conduct.
When Jesus was giving His last words to the Disciples before He returned to Heaven, He said, " 'You shall be my witnesses" (Acts 1:8). Jesus did not say, "You shall do witnessing." He said, "You shall be witnesses." Be is a state of being very. It is what we are – not what we say. It is more than speaking; it is our very life that is a witness to the grace of the Gospel. Sometimes people cloud the Gospel message with their lives so much that people cannot hear what they say. Pilgrim and Faithful acted in such a way that the message of the Gospel rang loud and clear. That was what moved Hopeful to join Pilgrim on his journey.
May my life and the words of my mouth be a testimony to the grace of God in my life that would draw other people to Jesus. "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer" (Psalm 19:14).
Love, Dad
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