Six Magnets To Pull People To JESUS- Day 2

Day 2: A Life They Can't Argue With

What do others see in you?

The first magnet to pull people to Jesus is a life they can't argue with. 1 Peter 2:12 and 15 says, "Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us...For it is God's will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish men." The main reason people don't come to Christ is what they've seen in Christians. God says that if you do good, you can silence ignorant talk and live as free men. Live as a servant of God to win the respect of a hostile world.


One of the later emperors of the Roman Empire was a man named Julian the Apostate. He was really frustrated with the Christians. He said they were impious because they rejected the Roman gods, but more than that, they were under-cutting people's reliance on the empire. He depended on people turning to the empire for help. He said Christians were undermining the empire because they were doing so much good for people. They were living a life you can't argue with.

Think about those around you. Care about their kids, their hospital stay, the death in their family, their financial need and their loss of a job, their fears, their frustration, and the pain of their past so you can get them to care about their heart. Live a life and show a difference that they can't argue with. What would make you stand out as a different kind of person in your environment? Where you are, what would be an unusual, positive quality? Build them up instead of tearing them down. Have true generosity, being all about them and not all about yourself. Ask yourself this question: "What could I ask Jesus to do in me that the people around me would have to notice?"

They will be attracted to your Jesus if they get a better mother or father, a better son, a better friend, a better employee, or a better employer out of you being with Jesus. If Jesus does something they can see that really touches their life, you have a life they can't argue with. Remember to do it with gentleness and respect. There's an awful lot of people who try to represent Jesus and they're neither gentle nor respectful. When you represent your Savior, a person ought to feel more important not less important when you've talked to them. They ought to feel cared for and not torn down.


Offer Jesus gently with respect and live a life they can't argue with.


Tomorrow, we will discuss the second magnet to pull people to Jesus.