Sabbath: Share Him
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 13th of June 2026
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Read for This Week’s Study
Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Peter 3:18, 1 Peter 3:8-15, Hosea 7:1-16, Zechariah 10:1-12.
Memory Text:
“ ‘The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned’ ” (Isaiah 50:4, NKJV).
It was a busy Sabbath morning for Pastor G. He had awakened early, preparing for both Sabbath School and the sermon, and he was also leading an evangelistic series in the afternoon. He grabbed his keys, ran out the door, and sped away.
He drove through the city traffic, annoyed that so many people were out on a Saturday morning and could make him late for church. Where were they all going? Then, out of nowhere, one car cut in front of him. He slammed on the brakes and held up his fist in frustration and anger, yelling at the driver.
Finally, Pastor G. arrived at the church. As he stood up to teach the lesson, his eyes scanned his class and came to rest on a familiar face: the driver of the car he was angry at just 20 minutes earlier.
Later, when a church member introduced the driver as a non-Adventist who was visiting relatives, Pastor G. realized once again how every interaction, to both acquaintances and strangers, should be bathed in love that flows from an abiding relationship with God. You never know how your actions, especially as a believer, can impact others.
🤣🤣..What a story to start us off, this week! This Pastor G story seems to happen quite often, and it shows just how embarrassing it can become. Honestly, I feel this is where many of us get caught, friends. About 18 times, Jesus used the word “hypocrite.” He primarily used this term to condemn the religious leaders of His time—the Pharisees, Sadducees, and scribes—for prioritizing outward appearances over genuine faith.
While the term today may sound insulting, derogatory, or demeaning, the English word “hypocrite” is actually a direct transliteration of the ancient Greek word . In ancient Greece, a was simply an actor or stage performer. Actors wore large masks to portray different characters. The word literally meant Over time, the term came to describe someone who wears a figurative mask—acting one way in public while harboring completely different intentions or realities behind the scenes. Remember when Jesus spoke about washing the outside of a cup while the inside remained dirty (Matthew 23:25–26)? Something like that. This two-faced approach is really hurting our mission, and by extension, this attitude blurs our relationship with God.
But let me not get lost in this story and return to the focus of this week: “Share Him.” This is the primary objective of our calling, and I believe that, as a community of worshippers, we may have forgotten it. Why? Because God loves all of us and desires a relationship with every one of us—good or bad. He yearns to bring us all back into His fold. As we share Him, we are called to be genuine ambassadors. It is important that each day we live and serve God, we represent Him. This week’s focus is extremely important to the mission, but even more so because we shall learn how it builds a closer relationship with God.
I translated for an evangelist time ago. A drunkard started to attend the night meetings. That was good; the bad part was that he used to be drunk always. Such condition would drive him to behave a bit insane from the song service to the preaching. One day our evangelist got fed up of him and ordered a deacon to put him away from the tent. We thought this guy would come no more. But to our surprise, he continued coming again, this time more controlled.
At the end of the meetings, three weeks after, this man also decided to get baptized. 40 people, in total. The evangelist and I went into the seashore for the event. Deacons and deaconesses organized them in two rows in order to be baptized by us. When his turn came, he decided to be baptized precisely by the evangelist, the same who had cast him out of the meetings tent.
This is so uplifting! God bless you!
The most effective way to share Christ is first to allow others to see Christ in us. Sharing Christ with others is much more than what we say, but also who we are. As we proclaim Christ, we must reflect Him in our lives. “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”(Matthew 5:16). Visible evidence of Christ is more powerful and appealing than just proclamations. The best ways of sharing Christ with others are through our character, love, humility, forgiveness, and integrity. Christianity must be tangible, otherwise it simply becomes an illusion.
Christian life is a living sermon about Christ. Our lives are “letters of Christ” known and read by everyone (2 Corinthians 3:2-3). If we preach Christ but live contrary, we are the greatest stumbling block to the gospel message of Jesus Christ. Our words explain the gospel, but our lives demonstrate its power. The world may never read the Bible, but it reads the lives of believers every day on the streets, marketplaces, workplaces, and neighbourhoods.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14–16)
God created us to be His agents, ambassadors, and representatives on earth, called to live in fellowship with Him and in meaningful relationships with one another. From the beginning, His plan was for us to know Him personally and help others come into a relationship with Him. Yet sin has separated humanity from God, creating the greatest problem every person faces. Deep within every human soul is the need for genuine relationship, but many settle for counterfeits—watching others’ lives from a distance, seeking entertainment without involvement, or discussing people’s struggles without helping them find hope. As followers of Christ, we are called to personally engage in pointing others to Christ.
God does not call only the equipped; He equips those He calls, and every believer is called to share what Christ has done in their life. Jesus’ command, “Go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19, NIV), is not merely a suggestion but a mission entrusted to every Christian. As we faithfully share our faith, we can be confident that God is with us and working through us. As the Apostle Paul reminds us, “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us” (2 Corinthians 5:20, NIV). Through our witness, God reaches others with His love, grace, and invitation to be reconciled to Him.
This is an area I struggle with. I often pray that God would help me become a Virtuous Woman of Proverbs 31. Having these qualities would help me be a better shining star for God in this dark world. I am reminded of Ellen G White’s counsel: We are the only Bible for somebody who is lost out there. They watch every words we say and how we conduct ourselves. If we fail in the every day life, there is no chance of them coming to Christ even when we preach lenghty sermons on the Sabbath day.
It is easy to get frustated, in fact the enemy will push all our buttons to frustrate us so that we lose control and tarnish our testimony. Hopefully the other driver didn’t recognize the pastor. That would be embarrassing.
Faith is like a muscle, the more we use it the more it grows. It’s one of those amazing commodities that the more we share, the more we have. Pray for opportunities to share and watch how many divine appointments God will set up in your life. It is so rewarding the feeling you get from sharing. Carry what I call heavenly ammunition, in the form of tracts or books. Just this week I had a divine appointment to share a copy of the Great Controversy with a waitress at a restaurant my friend and I visited while on a bike ride. (I carry literature in my backpack) She received the book graciously and was so appreciative. I think that it made both of our days.
Do you want your faith to grow? Don’t just “keep the faith,” start giving it away, and watch how it grows. We can, each one, reach one! I love how this old song puts it into perspective.
Each One Reach One, Babbie Mason
Jesus represents God’s Way of Life. If we, as His followers, muddle the message by acting non-Christ-like, how can we provide a clear testimony of God’s Message to non-Christians? Is ‘going to church’ the only way we show that we follow Jesus? The average Christian does not seem to be committed to ‘God’s Way of Life’.
Maybe a revival needs to start within our Christian community fist to gather the sheep that went astray. If there was ever a need for clear conveyance of the message of ‘God’s Way of Life’ His Son Jesus Christ provided, it is now.
We can encourage everyone to examine their Life in Jesus Christ carefully; asking themselves, if, based on their actions, there is any doubt who’s follower they are. God’s Grace provides the remedy for healing our broken relationship through acknowledging our shortcomings and requesting forgiveness. A broken cistern that does not hold water cannot offer life-giving water to the thirsty; we need to be restored first – Jer.2:13; Jer.18:4; 2 Tim.2:21; John 7:37-38.
I agree 1000% with your comment “Maybe a revival needs to start within our Christian community first to gather the sheep that went astray”. I was astray from God for 55 yrs and no one came looking. It’s only been 3 months since I have reaccepted Jesus back into my life because of factors totally unrelated to the church. How many more are out there that need to be reached “with a loud voice” ?
Wow!! What a great lesson we get to learn from Pastor G. We ought to be kind to everyone every where, anytime, that is the first way the Gospel is taught.
As far as the Pastor G illustration (whether he’s real or an object lesson!), I agree that we need to act with love in every situation. However, I think the danger is that we focus on trying to act loving without looking at the roots in our lives.
I don’t think faking acting loving is actually what God wants. It’s better than being mean, but it isn’t really genuine. Better is to be transformed from the heart out.
In Pastor G’s case, he needs to ask himself why he is angry and impatient. Is it possible he is doing too much and running himself down? I can’t imagine doing a Sabbath School lesson, sermon and evangelistic series all in one day. I’m not saying being busy or tired is an excuse for being unkind, but it’s no different than our diet. Eating well is meant to make us more loving and balance in our life is just as important. Or is he bitter because he feels like he needs to serve God but feels burdened and is secretly angry with God for this supposed burden? Or maybe he’s always been an impatient person and needs God to heal that part of his life.
At any rate, taking the source of the problem to God seems a better strategy than just trying to be nice to strangers. Just my two cents.
Lord, please keep us from the stresses of life that cause us to act unchristian.
We know we are not to rely upon our emotions for guidance….“if it feels good, do it, and if it doesn’t feel good, don’t do it”…. but I think emotions are very valuable for barometers of what is going on inside of us mentally and spiritually. We should pay attention to the beeping and waveform on our emotional monitor. Does the line stay pretty steady at a healthy “peace, joy and love” rate showing that God’s Spirit is infilling me moment by moment, or as I analyze, do I see that daily my emotions are spiking up and down quite a bit?
In this helpful story of Pastor G, if his only takeaway from the experience was, “I need to control my anger better!”, I don’t think that would be very productive in his spiritual growth. That would be like if I kept spiking a fever often and all I did was take Advil to keep the fever down. The fever is there to tell that something is “off” in the body. Just so, Pastor G’s sudden outburst can tell him about the health of his walk with Jesus…as a part of Christ’s “Body” on Earth. His next step, I believe, should be a quiet season in prayer asking these sorts of questions….
Lord, why, under irritation, do I flare up so quickly? What am I resisting against? What am I trying to control? Am I in constant communication with You, Jesus, my Savior? What is truly in my heart? Is there some bitterness or lack of forgiveness I am holding on to? Is there some goal or motive I have that is not from You? Have I truly understood and embraced how much You (God) love me and how much You have forgiven me, and continue to cover with Your mercy? Lord I want to “grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” (Eph. 3:18-19 NIV) for me personally. I can’t truly love others until I am filled all the way into my emotions with a real experience of Your love for Me.
This memory verse of Isaiah 50:4 ties in so beautifully, too. The only way I am prepared with kind and compassionate words and comforting body language in unplanned moments….the only way I can share the hope of Jesus….is if the hope of Jesus is in my own heart….is if I myself am relieved of the tiredness and sadness and depression due to the burdens of life in a sinful world. If I am heavy emotionally and spiritually, how can I lift up others? I’m reminded of when Peter said, “Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6). Such as I have I am able to give you. So, this verse suggests, be filled first thing in the morning. It tells me to go to God for comfort and to listen to Him for understanding so that I will know His love for me and for others, and know how to speak and think all day. Because what I communicate with others is deep-down a reflection of what I believe about God.
I say amen to what you’ve shared, Esther. Feelings can tell us a lot and they often indicate something is wrong. Rather than suppress them, even the bad ones, we should instead take them to God and ask Him to help us understand what they might be saying. Sometimes He may show us we need to make changes in our external environment. Other times we may need more internal healing.
I was impacted profoundly when I realized the words heal and save are actually often the same in the New Testament. As part of our salvation, Jesus wants to heal us of many things. When He does this, I believe the actions will follow.
Amen, thanks for adding, Christina! While I was reading what you wrote, you reminded me that changes in moods can even indicate something that needs addressing physically… such as a hormonal imbalance, a disease, etc. I’m grateful God gave us emotions!
Some people may think that behavior is connected to the environment. Yes, the environment can influence how we behave, but it should not dictate our character. Character is undetachable from who we are, regardless of the environment.
You are right. At least for me, I think that challenging, stressful situations that throw me out of gear, actually brings out the real mean qualities that are inside me.
What a wonderful message, our character portrays who we are.
We should daily learn how to advance God’s mission in the world and if we have made a blunder like the pastor in the opening story then we should ask God to change our behaviour the way Jesus changed peters behaviour after denial and also learn to put our failures behind us Philippians 3:14.
May God gives us the holy spirit to control our tempers, because the world therein depends on us on how (real christians) we responds to different aspects of life
The lesson is so powerful and most challenging to us. The behavior that Pastor G portrayed is the behavior that most of us have towards those we don’t know or those who doesn’t come to church with us. It is quite important to ask God to help us so that we can rightly represent Him.
On the other hand I would like to stress that we need to pray so earnestly to God to help us guard our atitudes aright in all circumstances. The way we react to situations talks more about who we are and whom we represent.