A MESSENGER WITH A MESSAGE – Sunday December 18th 2016
Memorise:
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How
beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and
bring glad tidings of good things! Romans 10:15
1 I
charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall
judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
3 For
the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after
their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching
ears;
4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Bible in one year: Leviticus 10-12, Psalms 120-122
The
whole of the Bible and everything about Christianity is summed up in
the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The proclamation of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, which arises naturally from believer’s love for
God and the appreciation of all that He has done for us, is known as
evangelism. Open Heavens Sunday 18 December 2016:- A messanger with a
message. The New Testament Bible stresses the importance of evangelism,
and provides important guidance as to how it should be done. Matthew 28:19 spells out the great commission:
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of Son, and of Holy Ghost:”
The
focus of evangelism is the proclamation of the good news of the coming
of the kingdom of God, including forgiveness of sins and hope of eternal
life, through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Daniel 10:6 describes the peculiar features of the original messenger (Jesus Christ) as follows:
“His
body also was like beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning,
and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour
of polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a
multitude.”
The
fiery face and the fire in His eyes represents the countenance of a no
nonsense judge, the voice of a multitude symbolize peoples, nations and
languages of the world. There is no place on the surface of the earth
where His message will not be heard. Another thing the passage talks
about is the Lord’s feet, how they appear like brass when on fire. Brass
signifies strength. Jesus feet are said to be polished brass. Open
heavens Devotional. This indicates that His feet are empowered trample
upon His enemies. If you are truly located in your place of authority in
Christ Jesus, the only place your enemies can be is under your feet.
Like Jesus, your feet need to be empowered so that when you trample on
serpents and scorpions, you will not be hurt. To do this, you must
empower your feet as God’s messenger with evangelism. Every soul you win
for God’s Kingdom turns your feet to be as strong as the Lord’s so that
you can easily have victory over your enemies. How many souls have you
won to the Lord since the year began?
Prayer Point
Father, please make me an effective soul winner in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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