Friday, 21 March 2014

OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL - FRIDAY - 21/03/2014 - SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE


SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS

MEMORISE
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2 Timothy 4:2

READ
Luke 8:38-40

38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.

40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.

MESSAGE
There is one great sin of omission that contemporary followers of Jesus Christ are guilty of. We enjoy God’s grace, forgiveness, healing, breakthrough, peace and joy but fail to share the good news with others so that they may become beneficiaries of the benevolence of the Almighty God. We tend to take interest in staying in our beautiful cathedrals. When we are sent to go out and pioneer Churches in rural areas where people are in need of the gospel, we see it as punishment! We tend to enjoy listening to powerful, motivational sermons from our fathers in the Lord and their associates – tapping from their anointing on daily basis but refusing to go and share part of what we have received. What a crime of omission.

Our Bible reading reveals one fundamental obligation of every genuine Christian which unfortunately, many children of God do not pay close attention to. A demoniac encountered Jesus Christ in this story and immediately fell in love with Jesus and His company. This man wanted to stay with Jesus, but He commissioned him to go and spread the good news of his deliverance among his people. This is exactly what our Lord expects of us as His followers. This injunction however, does not encourage forsaking Jesus Christ to become independent or to begin to do whatever we like; Jesus spoke against such attitude in John 15:4-5. In Mark 16:15b He also said:

“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

Whenever we comply with this injunction, we do not only make our Lord happy, we also make His benevolence known. After the witnessing of the demoniac, the Bible reports in Luke 8:40 that:

“And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him.”

When we do what we ought to do on the field of evangelism, many good things will happen. First, darkness will give way for the light of the gospel. Secondly, Jesus Christ will be Lord wherever the gospel is preached. Thirdly, in anticipation of the second coming of our Lord, people will be conscious of what they do in the society. Lastly, the world will be a better place to live in. Therefore beloved of the Lord, I encourage you to begin to spread the good news of what the Lord has done for you and what He is capable of doing for others too, all in the light of His gospel. God bless you as you do so in Jesus’ Name.

ACTION POINT

Decide today that you will not sleep until you witness to at least one person about the goodness of Jesus Christ.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Ezekiel 10-12; 
Psalm 67:1-68:6

6 comments:

  1. Father thank you for your word ,thank you for your son, please help me to win soul's for your kingdom in Jesus name amen

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  2. Thank you Lord for making me an elect in your Kingdom. Empower me & my family & open our eyes to see fields of opportunities to witness for you till eternity in Jesus name I pray amen.

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  3. Thank u Lord Jesus 4 ur word 2day,I ask that you'll giv me d boldness 2 speak 2 d ppl of dis world abt ur goodnews,Amen.

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  4. Itss well. -ijjn http://t.co/NDOTDu0JeL

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  5. Father pls, give me the strength and boldness to ignore shyness and speak your goodness to everyone..

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  6. Father lord, please give me the boldness to preach your word and speak the truth with boldness anywhere and anytime. Thank you for healing me of Asthma.

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