Monday, 8 January 2024
GOD'S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS
...for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee (Acts 26:16).
The Greek word translated minister above is "huperetes" and it means an official, an executive assistant. That's what the Lord said to Paul, "to make you my assistant, my official executive assistant." What an honour. The Bible says we're His witnesses; He's made us able ministers of the New Testament (2 Corinthians 3:6), ministers of reconciliation. Hallelujah!
2 Corinthians 5:18 says, "And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation." You have a message; you have a purpose. Your job is so important: it's to help men and women discover Jesus, bringing them out of darkness, sin and death into righteousness and eternal life. What a ministry!
You're His representative; therefore, you have to be bold with the message that He's committed to you. You have to preach it confidently and with power. Think about the officials in your country who represent the government; imagine how bold and how confident they work, walk, and talk-because they're conscious that their government is behind them.
You represent the government of Heaven; therefore, you're backed by divine authority. The Lord said in Matthew 28:18, "...All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth." Then on the basis of that authority, He said to us in the very next verse, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations..." (Matthew 28:19). There's no higher mandate than the one given to us by Jesus Christ to take the Gospel to every man's world. He has commanded us to go and speak and act in His Name. We're His ambassadors, to make students of the nations, to show them how to live.
Be an effective witness in your world. Have a burning passion to make the Gospel known, and get everyone in your world ready for the Master's soon return. You might be the last or only hope they have to hear and receive the Gospel. Take advantage of every opportunity today to win souls for Christ!
PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for making me an effective witness of the Gospel. I'm filled with a burning passion to make the Gospel known. I seize every opportunity to win souls for Christ, divinely empowered and strengthened to share your message with unwavering enthusiasm and conviction, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Romans 10:14-15; 1 Peter 2:9; Acts 1:8
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Matthew 6:19-7:1-6 & Genesis 20-22
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Acts 7:43-53 & Nehemiah 12