Sept 23, 2025 … Called To Save Lives …

Sept 23, 2025  …  Called To Save Lives  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    Please take the time to hear music and lyrics with Steve Green singing … People Need the Lord,  …   pleading God’s call for Christians to share God’s saving grace with ALL who need His love.

Highlight Passage: … Acts 20: 19-20 … [NLT] … 

19 I have done the Lord’s work humbly and with many tears. I have endured the trials that came to me from the plots of the Jews. 20 I never shrank back from telling you what you needed to hear, either publicly or in your homes.  

… Paul testifies to his calling/motivation to share Christ’s saving grace with ANYONE who would listen.    

Highlight Passage (in context)L … Acts 20:17-24  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

…  Paul shares his calling and motivation to share God’s “Good News” of salvation with others. 

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Reference Passage: …  Proverbs 14:25 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Solomon declares that a faithful witness saves lives.

Reference Passage: …  Isaiah 43:10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God’s call, thru Isaiah, to God’s people to be His ambassadors in this world.  

Reference Passage: … Matthew 5:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Jesus calls any/all who followed and believed in Him to shine HIs life to others by the way they (we) live their (our) lives.  

Reference Passage: … Matthew 28:19-20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus’ “great commission” and calling of those who believe in Him as LORD and SAVIOR to go and share His “Good News” of salvation with anyone and everyone.  

Reference Passage: … Acts 1:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   God, prior to reentering heaven after His resurrection calls all born-again Christians to be His witnesses of Salvation and the coming resurrection of all who believe on Him as Messiah and Lord.

Reference Passage: …  1Peter 3:15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…   God, thru Peter to fellow Christians - are called to be ready to share Christ with any who need the Lord <b>(hear the attached song)</b>.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Mike Wittier … AT THIS LINK      … related the story of  Adolfo Kaminsky, who was in the French resistance during WW2 and knew how to alter passports to save the lives of Jewish people by altering their identification documents.  He had only 3 days to forge 900 documents which would saved as many Jews as he could.  And when he felt the need to sleep during the 3 days, he told himself,  “In one hour I can make thirty blank documents. If I sleep for an hour thirty people will die.”

 And if my readers took in that true ODB story and paused to hear the linked song and meditate on the Scriptures shared, I think we all will  be convicted that we need to do more to share God’s “Good News” of His saving grace with anyone - and everyone - in our lives who are lost and need Jesus in their lives.  I’m convicted; … how about you?    

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … Lord … for calling me to be Your ambassador of Your love and grace. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I praise You, Lord. … for calling us to share Your “Good News” with others who need You.  … Amen

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