Chosen To Be His Witness
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am
with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen
(Matthew 28:19-20).
Did you know that as a child of God, because
of you, there’s hope for men in this world?
God chose you to be His witness; to tell others about
His saving power of the Gospel of Christ, and about
His love. The Glorious Gospel of the blessed Lord has
been committed to your trust (1 Timothy 1:11). The
Apostle Paul, understanding this, declared, “...necessity
is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not
the gospel” (1 Corinthians 9:16).
Be absolutely convinced that nothing else could
be as important as being an effective witness for Christ.
This must be your passion and your love—witnessing
to others about Jesus. You’re chosen for this. The Bible
says, “… it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from
the dead the third day: And that repentance and
remission of sins should be preached in his name
among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye
are witnesses of these things” (Luke 24:46-48).
How then could you be quiet? You have to tell
somebody else, and you also have to give towards the
furtherance of the Gospel. Be a sponsor of the Gospel
of Jesus Christ and be proud of it. Give financially for
the things of God, and be present in meetings where
Kingdom expansion is discussed.
In your sphere of contact—be it a hospital, prison,
school, village, wherever—preach the Gospel. Tell
the untold and reach the unreached, because this
Gospel is real and it’s true; it’s the power of God unto
salvation to those who believe. The Apostle Paul writes
in 2 Corinthians 5:13-15, “For whether we be beside
ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is
for your cause. For the love of Christ constraineth us;
because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then
were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which
live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but
unto him which died for them, and rose again.”
Be compelled by your love for Christ to preach the
Gospel. Intercede for the lost whenever you have the
opportunity to do so, because you’re God’s witness
on earth.
Prayer
The burden of responsibility is on me to preach the Gospel
of Christ. I’m sensitive to the leading of the Spirit to minister
the Gospel to the weary and bring healing and health to the
sick, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Mark 16:15-18; Acts 1:8
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 1:1-20
Leviticus 6-7
2-YEAR BIBLEREADING PLAN
Acts 18:1-11
Psalm 19-20