Many times we as Christians fail to obey God’s call to witness because of pride. “What will someone think?” “What if they reject me?” “I’m not a good speaker.” “There will be other people to tell them.” But Christ made Himself of no reputation and took on the form of man to endure the Cross for us. If He left Heaven’s throne for us, can we not simply talk to someone else about Him?
Do you ever find yourself ignoring God’s leading to witness? We are all guilty of not obeying God’s every impulse. Rather than thinking of what others will think of you, think of what Christ will think if you fail to witness to them. Commit right now to being sensitive to God’s leading in the area of witnessing and let Him use you to tell others of His love.
ALL THE PEOPLE!
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations,”
John 11: 52-52 – And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 52And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 53Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.
*Nations (defined) – Nation (defined) – Greek: ethnos, gentile, heathen, nation, people. Race of people.
Mark goes ahead and says: “every creature” – Mark 16: 15 -“baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Circumcision (defined) – to cut around, a medical term, change the condition of. It was the mark of obedience to the Abrahamic Covenant from the human side.
“The distinctive feature in Jewish practice, based on the Abrahamic Covenant, is its link with baby-hood. Thus a Jewish child is virtually born into the covenant, as he is into the Jewish community. Circumcision became especially popular during and after the Babylonian exile. It is interesting to observe that this covenant was already open to others besides Abraham’s descendants, and conversely, that his descendants by failing to practice circumcision could be cut off from the covenant people. Circumcision thus symbolized not a social kinship but an… Obedience to God’s commands.
Jesus said: “IF you love me, you will keep my _________________________ ? (Commandments)
The Challenge: DECIDE. The bottom line is your either fishing or floundering!. All I’m challenging you to do is FISH! GO TELL! The sky is the limit to the potential you and I have if we will ONLY TRUST HIM!
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