Mathew 28:18-19 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:.
DAILY READING Romans 4; 1 Samuel 13; Psalm 58
Edward Payson was an American Congregational preacher in the 18th century. One Sunday, when there was a storm, he found he had only one person in his audience. That still didn’t deter him from preaching. He must have preached down fire and brimstone, because his one audience got quickly converted. This convert later told Payson, “For whenever you talked about sin and salvation, I glanced around to see to whom you referred, but since there was no one there but me, I had no alternative but to lay every word to my own heart and conscience!”
We may not be able to preach to the entire world, but we can start where we are with who we can; one person at a time. It has been said “Every soul with Christ is a missionary; every soul without Christ is a mission field,”
In preaching the Gospel to those around you or serving in the church, you may often wonder if you are really making any real difference. This can be so especially if we are not seeing any immediate effect of our spiritual labor. But though we may not always see the immediate fruit of our labor, let us trust that God is working out His eternal plan and purpose, as we obey each of His leading.
The Spirit brought Philip to the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading the Scriptures and needed someone to help him understand. (Acts 8:26-35). The Spirit gave Philip the right words to say, to bring the eunuch to salvation. The vibrant church growth witnessed in Ethiopia in the early centuries after Christ, is linked to this Ethiopian Eunuch’s conversion. .
God has a well mapped out strategy for the building of His Kingdom and everyone has an important part to play in the overall plan.
Mathew 28:18-19 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
We have been given the great commission of preaching the Gospel to the world. It is God’s plan that His glory will fill the earth. Each time we obey The Holy Spirit and share the Gospel the plan is coming together. We may not immediately see the larger picture, but as we obey The Holy Spirit, we trust that God is at work, connecting the dots together,. But each time we are disobedient to preach we may be breaking the chain and frustrating God’s grand agenda. . Let us therefore be obedient to preach to anyone and everyone The Spirit leads us. He alone knows the end from the beginning. Let us be sensitive and obedient to move and obey each time The Holy Spirit is prompting us to preach to someone. We may never know the vital role such persons may eventually play in God’s overall plan. But as we obey, we can be sure God is bringing His grand plan to pass.
PRAYER: Lord, Please help me to be obedient to the promptings of The Spirit to preach The Gospel to those You are leading me to. May I never be ashamed of your Word, May I preach The Gospel always in season and out of season in Jesus Name.
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Whenever God places a demand on you, He is only positioning you to receive more from Him.