A MESSENGER
WITH A MESSAGE – Sunday December 18th2016
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
Read: 2nd Timothy 4:1-5 (KJV)
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.
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