we are witnesses :]

hey everyone!
i just got home from dance, and im pretty excited because we get to do jazz, finally, and i love jazz, and i havent done it in a few years. now on to my devotion from last night :] well i read Acts 2:32-47 which Pastor Chad also did a sermon on not too long ago. Acts 2:32 says "This Jesus hath God raised up where of we all are witnesses" We know God raised Jesus from the grave, and we need to be telling other people about this. Acts 2:36 is also a really good verse, it says "There fore let all the house of isreal know assuredly that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye hath crucified both Lord and Christ" which is telling us to tell people about this. Regardless of what our friends may think, we need to take the leap of faith and let God speak through us to our lost friends. Its our job as Christians to witness to those. I know its scary, and i have a hard time telling some of my friends about Jesus for fear of them getting angry with me, but i pray about it, and let God speak through me. i also read some really good verses on faith last night, Hebrew 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" i really love this verse. we hope for things, and pray about them and we have faith that God will answer our prayers, but can we see God? no. faith is exactly what Hebrew 11:1 says, it is the evidence of things not seen. we talked about that a few Sundays ago in Sunday school and i remember Mitchell saying it was hard to have faith becase "we cant see it" and hes right. but after you see the things God does, you cant help but have faith. its all we have. and i say, if your gunna put your faith in someone, put it in Jesus, for he will NEVER let you down. also, Hebrew 11:6 which states "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for the that cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is Rewarder of them that diligently seek him" this verse says that if we diligently seek God he will reward us. When you come to God, you have to believe that he will answer your prayers, believe that he will make everything okay. i can tell you from experiance, things run alot more smoothly when you put Jesus in charge, b/c there have been a lot of times i havent, and things got worse, but when i did, things get better :]
i love you all!
God Bless!
- crystal jade