Oct 12, 2024 … Getting In Harms Way
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...
… Please take time to hear Steve Green, with music and lyrics, singing People Need The Lord with God’s call for (us) Christians to go and share the Gospel with those who need the Lord.
Highlight Verse: … Acts 17:33-34a [NLT] …
33 That ended Paul’s discussion with them, 34 but some joined him and became believers. …
… The Apostle Paul, after sharing the good news of the Gospel with those in Athens who believed in false Gods, some believed what Paul preached.
Highlight Passage (in context) … Acts 17:16-34 … [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… The Apostle Paul, when in Athens, engaged the local philosophers with the good news of the Gospel which challenged the people who believed in false gods and worshiped idols.
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Reference Passage: … Psalms 96:1-4 … [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God’s Psalmist, likely King David, Sings of God’s people declaring and sharing the greatness of our God with the world.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 28:19-20 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus charges and instructs His followers and disciples to go and share Christ’s good news with the world with His promise to ALWaYS be with them. .
Reference Passage: … John 16:33 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus tells his fearful Disciples that they will encounter a hostile world but that they can rest in His people because He was about to overcome the world.
Reference Passage: … Acts 1:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus commissions and commands His disciples to be HIs witnesses in a very dark and dangerous world.
Reference Passage: … Romans 1:16 [NLT] … USE THIS Link …
… The Apostle Paul declares his confidence in sharing God’s good news with a very hostile world.
Reference Passage: … 1Peter 3:15-16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Apostle Peter calls on fellow Christians to ready and willing to witness for Christ no mater what we face in life.
My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author, Arthur Jackson - AT THIS LINK -tells of encountering a risky situation during his morning walk, seeing a car stalled and heading the wrong way on a one-way street. Acting quickly, the ODB author discovered the the driver was passed out, under the influence of alcohol. And taking action, the ODB author was able to arouse the driver enough to get in the driver’s seat and take the car to a safe location.
The ODB author likened the situation to the Apostle Paul taking the risk to confront the philosophers on Mara Hill (see Photo and the Highlight passage) when Paul saw how those intelligent people were at risk for eternal damnation with their belief in idols and false Gods. So, … Paul risked speaking out with the Gospel and some of those lost souls came to believe the Gospel and left there following Christ.
And as today’s linked song, sung by Steve Green, declares … everyday we’ll likely encounter people who need God’s good news of His saving grace. But as we’re called by God’s word, shared above, will we be willing to risk it and share the Good News of Christ with those who so desperately need His saving grace? I pray we’re willing to get in harm’s way, and share God’s love as we’re called to do.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …for calling me to be Your witness; … maybe even today.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I’m praying that those who read with me here will join me to jump out there and be Your witness, Lord, … maybe even today. … Amen
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