And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
- 2 Timothy 2:2
In his lifetime, writer Franz Kafka published only a few short stories and articles. While known in literary circles in his native Prague, he was nowhere close to a household name, and in fact made his living as an insurance officer, writing only in his spare time.
So when he contracted tuberculosis in his 30s and made out his will, it was with a spirit of discouragement that he instructed his friend and executor, Max Brod, to burn all of his unpublished works—from unfinished novels to letters to diaries. But upon Kafka’s death, Brod ignored the instructions to burn without reading, and what he found amazed him. He was convinced that Kafka’s wishes could not be fulfilled, that to do so would starve the world of something beautiful. Kafka today is acknowledged as one of the greatest writers to ever live—but only because Brod shared what he’d read.
The gospel is like that too—for it to make a difference in our world, it needs to be shared. God has given us the good news of salvation through His Son, but not as a secret to be kept or a treasure to be hoarded. The task of God’s people is to tell others about Jesus, to use both our words and deeds to bear witness to the grace of God in Christ.
When the gospel is shared far and wide, the world is changed for the better—but first it must be shared. How will you share the good news today?
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