You Just Never Know!

Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
Colossians 4:6

You that preach Christ in the streets, go on preaching Him. I saw a man preaching the other day with no creature but one dog to listen to him, and I really thought that he might as well have gone home. But I met with a story yesterday, which I know to be true, and it showed me that I was making a mistake. There was a woman who for years had been in such dreadful dispair that she would not even hear the gospel. She came to be very ill, and she said to one that called upon her, "You sent a man to preach under my window three months ago, and I got a blessing." "No," the friend said, "I never sent anybody to preach under your window." "Oh," she said, "I think you did, for he came and preached, and my maid said that there was nobody listening to him. I did not want to hear him; and as he made so much noise, my maid shut the window, and I laid down in bed; but the man shouted so that I was obliged to hear him; and I thank God I did, I heard the gospel, and I found Christ. Did you not send him?" "No," said the good man, "I did not." "Well," she said, "then God did. There was nobody in street listening to him; but I heard the gospel, and I got out of my despair, and I found the savior, and I am prepared to die." Fire away, brethren! You do not know where your shot will strike, but "there's a billet for every bullet." -- Charles H. Spurgeon 1834-1892
 
Although open-air preaching may or may not be considered the best form of communicating God's truths with others in today's culture, I would like to point out that the principle described in this story will always be valid! You just never know who you might be influencing with your words and actions. You never know what kind of seeds you might be planting as you seek to both say and do things that honor God, while interacting with people day-to-day. So, whether you are admonishing or encouraging a fellow believer, or sharing your Faith with an unbeliever, keep shining for Jesus with the life He has given you! And although you may not always see it, God will use a willing and sincere believer's heart for His eternal purpose and glory, as well as the believer's eternal reward!
 
"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:16