KNOW WHAT YOU SAY

II Cor. 11:6  I may not be a trained speaker, but I know what I am talking about. I think you realize this by now, for I have proved it again and again.  NLT

      You don’t have to be an eloquent speaker to be a good communicator of the Gospel.  The best speakers are those who speak confidently because they know what they are talking about.  If you are not absolutely sure that what you are saying is true, you won’t be very effective in convincing others. 

      One of the things that made the Apostle Paul such a powerful speaker and servant of God is that he knew what he was talking about was true because he was living it.  His life experience taught him that faith in Christ indeed works, just as God told him it would.  Paul was in constant touch with the Lord and learned well at His feet.  Paul knew that if it worked for him, it would work for everyone.

      Paul knew well the truth because he stayed very close to the truth.  He trusted the Lord with his life and often was in grave danger of his life because he refused to bend the truth.  Paul knew the Lord so well that no personal sacrifice was too great of a price for him to pay for Him.  Paul was so grateful for what the Lord had done for him that he purposely was totally committed to living for Him, no matter the cost.

You don’t have to be a somebody or be specially gifted in order to have a lasting impact on the world.  You don’t have to do things well or speak well.  All you have to do is to know Christ well and live well for Him and He will use you as you are.  When your words are backed up by your works, you will be heard.  The world needs to hear people who really know who and what they are talking about.