Possessed to Proclaim

1 Peter 2:9- "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own POSSESSION, that you may PROCLAIM  the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light." We are His possession to proclaim His name. Earlier in 1 Peter chapter one, Peter talks of our imperishable, undefiled, and unfading inheritance in heaven. This inheritance is guarded by the power of God Himself. So us that have salvation through the blood of Christ, have been called according to His purpose, and are God's own possession, what do we have to lose by proclaiming His name? Tonight we were in one of the main traffic circles of town. We started quoting Acts 3 to beggars, saying we had nothing to give them, but what we do have we do give to them. The first lady that came up to us followed us for at least two blocks. She was tapping our shoulders and grabbing our arms. Culturally, this is completely unacceptable. This lady was the most persistent beggar we had encountered. So we told her we had no money to give, but what we do have we give her. We asked her if she had heard of salvation through Jesus. She said she had never heard of this person. As soon as we started telling her the gospel, she started trying to get away! Now the tables turned and we were the one trying to get her attention! We had a good laugh about this afterwards, but it was eye opening to talk with a person one on one about salvation they have never heard of, through a person they have never been told about. We continued walking and a young teenager came and begged for money. We told him the same thing, and he said he had never heard of Jesus. The first thing he had to say about it was, "My mother is sick." Obviously this guy saw some immediate connection that this Jesus could heal his mother. Then in the middle of that circle we prayed for the healing of this boys mother through the name of Jesus. Now, here in SA, 3 white guys just standing quietly draws a crowd. Add praying in the name of Jesus in the Muslim posture of prayer (standing with palms facing up) and you've got a show! I lost count of how many people gathered around but all of them heard a prayer that through the name of Isa (Jesus), this boys mom would be healed.