I hear the genie’s voice telling Aladdin to, “Tell her the truth!” In the movie Aladdin is trying to be someone that he is not. He has all the appearance of a prince, but he is still a street boy. Because he is afraid of the response of the princess, he is reluctant to let her know just who he really is. He does not feel that the truth will be well received. Fearing rejection he holds his tongue and tries to keep up appearances.
How often do we find ourselves in situations at work, out in public or even with friends when we have an opportunity to share the truth with others? We do not speak the truth of the salvation of Jesus Christ to them because we fear they will reject us along with the message. We may believe that they are not interested in the things of God and therefore our comments will only push them even farther off. Claiming that we are trying to shove the gospel down their throats they may reject our friendship. All of these thoughts can come at us when we have an opportunity to speak about the wonderful love of God to those around us. What will we choose to do at these times?
The genie’s voice now turns into the gentle
voice of the Holy Spirit as he pleads with us to “Tell them the truth!” People
are hurting all around us and need to hear of God’s power and love. “Declare
His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples.” (Palms96:3 AMP)
We have much to tell if we will just open our mouths. “Many, O Lord my God,
are the wonderful works which You have done, and Your thoughts toward us; no
one can compare with You! If I should declare and speak of them, they are too
many to be numbered.” (Psalm
40:5
AMP)
After living with and sharing for three years with His
disciples. Jesus had this instruction. “And He said to them, Go into all
the world and preach and publish
openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole human race].” (Mark 16:15 AMP) His instructions are true for us
today. We do not have to fear as we speak to others. Jesus also gave this promise. “But you
shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has
come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and
Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.” (Acts
1:8
AMP) We have everything we need to share of the great work of
Jesus Christ with others.
The benefits of sharing are great. The Bible promises, “All the
ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of
the nations shall bow down and worship before You,” (Psalm
22:27
AMP) We may not see the results of our words at the time we speak
them. Often a person may need time to comprehend the love of God. The Lord will
do the work in the hearts of man. “So shall My word be that goes forth out of My
mouth: it shall not return to Me void [without producing any effect, useless],
but it shall accomplish that which I please and purpose,
and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.” (Isaiah
55:11
AMP) When we share the good news of God’s love we are blessed. “How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good tidings, who
publishes peace, who brings good tidings of good, who publishes salvation, who
says to Zion, Your God reigns!” (Isaiah
52:7
AMP)
Aladdin found victory and peace only when the truth
came out. He could have avoided
difficulty had he told the truth sooner. We should likewise speak the truth as
soon as we hear the prompting of the Holy Spirit in our hearts. He will do the work in another’s life.
If
you hear these words “Tell them the truth!” do not keep silent. Tell others of
the love of God.
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