Monday 28 Apr 2014

April 28: Isaiah 40:10-11

Key Verse: Isaiah 40:10
Behold, the Lord God shall come with a strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.

Devotion:
Of a certainty, Christ will be returning to His creation; we do not know the time or the place when and where He will return, but we know that he will because that is what He has promised us. So many places in our bibles told of His coming the first time and the next time; we have the proof that He did come the first time as promised because He was crucified by the authorities… and yet so many people still refuse to believe that He will come back again, just like the first time!

But before Christ does return, He has commanded us to go out and share the Gospel story with others so that everyone will get to hear the Gospel. There is no question that God’s hand is all powerful, but we as believers can deliver a powerful hand by coming together and being consistent with the Gospel message going out to others. When we share the bible with others and they get to hear the same story from others and get to see that story lived out in others as well, they will begin to question whether their lax view on life is right or not.

Satan has been using doubt to get into the hearts of man from the very beginning because it is such a powerful weapon. We need to quell that doubt by showing a consistent view of God, Christ and the Holy Spirit that people will recognise and want to hear more of! I do love being able to share God’s Word with others in new ways and I am always on the lookout for things that can help me; but the wealth of my knowledge comes from doing God’s will, by going out and sharing the Gospel message with others.

As we go out and tell others, the Holy Spirit gives us the words to say and allows us to share what Christ has done for all of us. I depend on God in all my work because I know that I am not eloquent enough (watch out, big word) to portray God correctly; but by allowing God to guide me in what I say instead of me trying to be clever in speech, He gets the glory because people get to hear the truth in just the way they need it. Yes I did fail English to begin with, and I’m still lacking in those skills, but I can share the Gospel with you. Try it. Depend on God.

Points to Ponder:
Do you fear talking to others?

Have you tried letting God share through you?