I
hear and fully embrace the call in the Church to reach the lost with
the Gospel. As I spend time in prayer and meditation, this
responsibility weighs heavy upon my heart. Time is short and what we
are going to do for God, we must do it quickly. We have spent time in
prayer seeking God for His instructions for this hour. I hear the
Holy Spirit saying, “Say not ye, There are yet four months, and
then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and
look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest,” John
4:35. I hear Him say, “don’t postpone the harvest, the harvest is
ready.”
I
am hearing the message of Jesus’ soon coming more each day and I
believe that is the inspiration of God allowing us to know that time
is short. That being the case, we cannot delay in fulfilling Christ’s
commission to His Church to preach the Gospel and make disciples for
Jesus. We cannot afford to delay or be negligent in our Divine task.
There is too much at stake. The salvation of those we love and
influence is at risk. Who will reach them if we are not obedient to
His calling? How can we escape if we neglect this great salvation?
The time to win them is while God is calling us! If He is instructing
us to take the message, He is preparing hearts to receive the
message!
The
Gospel of Jesus Christ is the answer to the needs of all people. In
the book of Luke, the angel's announcement of the birth of Christ was
the proclamation of Good News for all mankind. Luke 2:10, “And the
angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings
of great joy, which shall be to all people.” All men must hear the
message of redemption and freedom in Jesus Christ.
Our
“Mission” is ordained and empowered by God. Christ commissioned
the Church but as His disciples, we must embrace His command and
accept individual responsibility to tell the “Good News.” The
Church will fulfill Her role and complete Her Mission. As individuals, we have a choice. We will either embrace His call or settle for
something less than complete surrender. Without total abandon for
Christ, we cannot finish our assignment successfully. We cannot afford
to fail in this endeavor. Matt. 7:21, “Not every one that saith
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he
that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say
to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name?
and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many
wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew
you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Lost Souls, Lost For
Eternity!
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