BRING GLORY TO GOD BY TELLING OTHERS ABOUT HIM!

EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

TUESDAY JULY 21, 2020.

SUBJECT: BRING GLORY TO GOD BY TELLING OTHERS ABOUT HIM!

Memory verse:  "Those who are wise shall shine like brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever." (Daniel 12 vs 3.)

READ: Proverbs 11 vs 30:

11:30: The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he who wins souls is wise.

INTIMATION:

God doesn't want His love and purposes kept a secret. Once we know the truth, He expects us to share it with others. It is for this reason He gave us the “great commission” to preach the Good News in Mark 16 vs 15, "....Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." This is a great privilege—introducing others to Jesus, helping them discover their purpose, and preparing them for their eternal destiny. God's grace brings more and more people to Christ, and as this is done God will receive more and more glory. Second Corinthians 4 vs 15 says, "....That grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.”

Jesus told His disciples to go into all the world, telling everyone that He had paid the penalty for sin and that those who believe in Him can be forgiven and live eternally with God. Christians today in all parts of the world are telling this gospel to people who haven’t heard about Christ. As you personally realize that Jesus rose from the dead and lives for you today, and as you grow in your relationship with Christ, He will give you both the opportunities and the inner strength to tell His message. 

The mission of early Christians was to go forth and preach the gospel, thus turning many from sin to righteousness;“ (Mark 16 vs 15 - 16) The ministry will seize after the final coming of Christ. Through the preaching of the gospel, those who feared God could be transferred into the body of God’s people by obedience to the gospel. The repentance of a single soul occasions great joy in the presence of God’s angels (Luke 15 vs 10), hence the shining like stars forever of the saint through whose witnessing (preaching of the Good News) the soul was converted. 

Many people try to be stars in the world of entertainment, only to find their stardom temporary. God tells us how we can be eternal “stars”—by being wise and leading many to God’s righteousness. If we share our Lord with others, we can be true stars—radiantly beautiful in God’s sight. God gave Jesus authority over heaven and earth. On the basis of that authority, Jesus told His disciples make more disciples as they preached, baptized, and taught. With the same authority, Jesus still commands us to tell others the gospel and make disciples for the kingdom. We are not all evangelists in the formal sense, but we have all received gifts that we can use to help fulfill the “Great Commission.” As we obey, we have comfort in the knowledge that Jesus is always with us. 

When someone is dying or leaving us, his or her last words are very important. Jesus left the disciples with these last words of instruction: They were under His authority; they were to make more disciples; they were to baptize and teach new disciples to obey Christ; and Christ would be with them always. Whereas in previous missions Jesus had sent His disciples only to the Jews (Matthew 10 vs 5 - 6), their mission from now on would be worldwide. Jesus is Lord of the earth, and He died for sins of people from all nations. We are to go—whether it is next door or to another country—and make disciples. It is not an option but a command to all who call Jesus “Lord.” 

The apostle James further says to all believers, “Brethren, if anyone among you wonders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and cover a multitude of sins.” (James 5 vs 19 - 20.) Clearly this person who has wondered from the truth is a believer who has fallen into sin—one who is no longer living a life persistent with his or her beliefs. Christians believe that those who fall away from their faith are in serious trouble and need to repent. Such backsliders should be helped to return to God. By taking the initiative, praying for such person, and acting in love, we can meet the person where he or she is and bring him or her back to God and His forgiveness. 

Prayer: Abba Father, thank You so much for the gift of salvation, and for all You wrought for me in redemption. O Lord, endue me with the spirit of raw obedience that I will graciously spread the Good News to everyone I can reach in this world, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!