Isaiah 43:10 “You are my witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and MY servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am HE. Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after ME.”
As HIS Most Urgent Witnesses!
What was to be done,
and who was to be told…
Was to go out to all and
preach HIS good news.
What was next to be seen
by those souls HE’d set free,
Was their hearts sharing thanks.
Overflowing, relieved!
But the hour so short
has drawn some to be silent.
There’s no reaching out and
great zeal…has grown quiet.
As though none need hear
and all sharing is finished!
But! It’s TRULY this time to
be bold with our witness!
So speak life with your life
and display HIS great love…
Ever stretching your efforts
till you hear, “Well done!”
As HIServant reminded and reminding yet again to keep sharing, keep talking, keep showing HIS calling in you so that both Lost and Lukewarm join in service,
Whitney
Devotional: 2 Timothy 4:2-5 “Preach the WORD; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry!”
As presidents and heads of governments all across the world lie and mislead, GOD’s plan is right on time.
Evil must rise to create the chaos needed for the antichrist to “magically” bring Order out of.
What a great time to be alive to share the gospel in person, on line
Over the phone, etc. etc!! I’ll give you a great example I just heard.
I don’t know if you’ve heard of Brother David Gibbs before. He’s a long time lawyer and pastor helping CHRISTian causes.
As such, our title today, “As HIS Most Urgent Witnesses!” seems fitting for a story about a lawyer.
But he talked about being in an airport one day that was packed. He really needed to get somewhere quickly!
But he had to wait in line for two hours just to get up to the counter. When he finally got to the ticket lady, she told him he should have come in earlier and that he likely wasn’t going to go anywhere.
THe conditions were unfavorable for some reason and safety was of prime concern. Brother David got frustrated and by his own admission, wasn’t too kind to the lady at the desk.
But then he heard a voice behind him. It was another pastor who recognized him. That pastor told David, as they looked around at all the people in line, “Isn’t this a great time?”
David was shocked and said, “Look around you. This is a mess!”
But the other pastor said, “All these people need to fly somewhere, conditions are bad, they’re not sure whether they should fly or not and here we are!
What a great time to share the gospel with people!”
Long story short, David watched that other pastor share a tract and began to pray with people.
David said when they were done, 60 people had prayed with them either to recommit or to come to CHRIST!
So I ask you and me alike!
Isn’t NOW the greatest time to share the Gospel with people who are scared, don’t trust their government, seeing prices rising through the roof, don’t know where to turn, etc.
Isn’t NOW when we should be sharing HIS WORD and GOOD NEWS to the fullest of our potential, amen? Yes!
Yes! YES…and amen!
2CJC 