Tell Me The Story Of Jesus
Tell Me the Story of Jesus
Tell me the story of Jesus,
Write on my heart every word;
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard.
Tell how the angels in chorus
Sang as they welcomed His birth,
“Glory to God in the highest!
Peace and good tidings to earth.”
Tell me the story of Jesus,
Write on my heart every word;
Tell me the story most precious,
Sweetest that ever was heard.
Fasting alone in the desert,
Tell of the days that are past,
How for our sins He was tempted,
Yet was triumphant at last.
Tell of the years of His labor,
Tell of the sorrow He bore,
He was despised and afflicted,
Homeless, rejected and poor.
Tell of the cross where they nailed Him,
Writhing in anguish and pain;
Tell of the grave where they laid Him,
Tell how He liveth again.
Love in that story so tender
Clearer than ever I see:
Lord, may I always remember
Love paid the ransom for me.
THE STORY OF JESUS cannot be kept quiet. From the very beginning, it had to be told. The shepherds “told everyone” about the angels and the Christ child (Luke 2:17). As the adult Jesus began healing people, “news about him spread as far as Syria” (Matthew 4:24). After Jesus’ death, resurrection, and ascension, the authorities ordered the disciples to stop preaching about Him. They responded, “We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard” (Acts 4:20).
It’s the same way today. Christians naturally tell others “the story of Jesus.” As Jesus has changed their own lives, they feel compelled to tell others. They are still fulfilling Jesus’ prediction that His followers would be “witnesses.”
We do not need to use special techniques of persuasion to lead others to Christ; we must simply tell the story of Jesus.
[Jesus said,] “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
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