Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Steve Green singing … People Need the Lord … poignantly singing of how so many out there in the world need what has changed our lives forever, … we needing to share the Gospel enthusiastically with them.
Helping to start a Gospel Wave ...
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Highlight Passage : … Colossians 1:5-6 [ESV] ... 5 … Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, 6 which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you, …
… Paul declares how the good news of The Gospel spreads when it is shared with other who need it.
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Highlight Passage [Context] : … Colossians 1:1-8 [ESV] ... USE THIS LINK …
… Paul tells of the Gospel spreading from Christians in Colossae throughout the whole world.
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Reference Passage : … Psalm 96:3 [ESV] … 3 Declare His glory among the nations, … His marvelous works among all the peoples!
… God, thru His Psalms, proclaims of His wondrous works throughout the world.
Reference Passage : … Matthew 24:14 [ESV] … 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
… Jesus proclaims that the Gospel must be shared all over the world before He comes again.
Reference Passage : … Mark 16:15 [ESV] … 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. … “
… After His resurrection and just prior to His ascension into heaven, Jesus charges His disciples (and that’s us, too!) to go into all the world sharing the Gospel.
Reference Passage : … Acts 1:8 [ESV] … 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
… Jesus charges ALL disciples to be His Gospel witnesses throughout the world.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, James Banks, AT THIS LINK illustrates our charge, as disciples of Christ, to be His Gospel witness throughout the world, by comparing it to starting THE WAVE at a sporting event (SEE THIS LINK).
I think most of us, if not all, have seen or participated in an enthusiastic “WAVE” at a large sporting event. It starts with just a few enthusiastic fans standing and cheering with arms extended and then the fans next to them pick up the action and it speeds throughout the entire stadium. And it’s a good word picture of what Jesus has charged us to do in this world; … to enthusiastically be a witness for the transforming power of The Gospel in our life, … sharing it with others, who, as is sung by Steve Green, desperately need the Lord.
How about we pray for an opportunity to try and start a Gospel wave with someone today or as soon as God gives us the chance to share our witness with someone who needs God’s love and grace? I’ll bet we pass someone who needs our story today.
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My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh Abba Father, ... thank You, Lord, … for giving us Your good news to share with others.
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My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... I pray, Lord, that all reading here will join me, to raise our hands in praise, … praying for opportunities to start a Gospel wave with someone who needs Your grace. … Amen
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