EVANGELISM: BE MORE PROACTIVE – Tuesday June 20th 2017
Memorise: Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: Proverbs 24:3
Read: Acts 5:12-16 (KJV)
5:12 And
by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among
the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
5:13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
5:14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
5:15 Insomuch
that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on
beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might
overshadow some of them.
5:16 There
came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem,
bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and
they were healed every one.
Bible in one year: Judges 10-11, Jeremiah 50:44-51:11, Hymn: Sing hymn 13
MESSAGE:
Soul
winning can trigger the miraculous, as seen in the lives of the
apostles. If you really want signs and wonders to attend to your life
and ministry, you must be prepared to declare Jesus Christ at every
opportunity you have, and if you lack such
opportunities, you must be prepared to create them. In our Bible
reading for today, it is recorded that through the hands of the
apostles, several miracles were performed. This was a generic statement
affecting all the apostles because they were all preaching the word of
God (Acts 5:12). After this
generic statement was made, Peter was singled out. Concerning him, it
was said that he did not need to lay hands before miracles took place;
rather, even his shadow was conducting deliverance and healing services
while he was busy moving from place to place. Why was this so? How did
Peter excel in signs and wonders? It was because he took advantage of
every opportunity he had to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. He could
face any crowd and declare his faith in Jesus Christ to them (See Acts 2&Acts 3).
God saw this attitude and was quite impressed, and He said, “Since you
are unstoppable in declaring My word, signs and wonders will never cease
in your life.”
Can
you take the action of witnessing to such limits as you have never been
before? In various life endeavours, several Christians plan, set goals
and targets, and come up with strategies to accomplish them, but when it
comes to soul-winning they don’t do any of these. As a marketer, you
devise plans on how to reach out to a larger segment of the market and
on how to get a larger market share for your products. That is how it
should be for soul-winning too. What is your plan or strategy for
winning more souls to Christ this year? For many individuals, couples or
families, there is no plan for evangelism. No specific number of
converts is being targeted daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. Due to this
lack of planning, some people cannot boast of five converts in 12
months. What a shame! Several opportunities that God gave us to win
souls have been lost to lack of planning. If you set a monthly target to
winning 20 souls, you will take every opportunity that comes your way
more seriously and exploit them in order to achieve your target. Success
in evangelism can never be attained without a plan. Repent today and
become more proactive in evangelism. Come up with a plan for the year
and prayerfully pursue it. It shall be achieved in Jesus’ Name.
Action Point:
Draw up a one-year evangelism plan stating the number of souls to be won daily, weekly and monthly, and prayerfully execute it.
Open
Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the
General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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