At the beginning of my day, I seek your strength in all that I am weak.
“So neither the one who plants counts for anything, nor the one who waters, but God who causes the growth. The one who plants and the one who waters work as one, but each will receive his reward according to his work. We are coworkers belonging to God.” (1 Corinthians 3:7-9)
I took some people prayer walking into our neighborhoods. The people were a little fearful and had some anxieties. Though some had been in church for many years, many had never gone out and walked their neighborhood and prayed over it and those who live there, and shared the Gospel with their neighbors. They were worried if they would get it right or be able to convince people about Jesus. However, our role is not to be right. We do not go out needing to convince people. Our role is to simply share the hope of Gospel, our love for Jesus, and pray and speak Jesus over them. If a seed is planted and growth is to occur leading to initial salvation in a person or rekindling of faith, God is the only one who can do that. It is His Lordship and His Kingdom, we are to simply, yet powerfully out of love to share the Gospel of the grace of Jesus. Only God through the Holy Spirit can “flip the switch” on of faith in an individual.
As Peter stated of concerning Jesus, “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved.”” (Acts 4:12) “Name given among people” declares we are to give and to to share the name of Jesus with people. “Salvation in no one else” declares Jesus is the one who convinces and saves. Remember what we read in our last book of the Bible, Romans, Paul’s words, “Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17).
My family, I pray this morning you pray over and resolve, without worrying or anxiety about “getting it right” or trying to convincing someone, to share the name of Jesus with at least one person everyday, including today. In Jesus’ name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you my friends!
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Gary Liederbach- Lead Follower
One Direction Community/Toney UMC
Email: garyl@onedirection.community
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