Jan 31, 2025 … Compelled To Tell

Jan 31, 2025 …  Compelled To Tell     

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    Please take the time to take in this song with music and lyrics with Steve Green singing … People Need The Lord …  calling Christians to share Jesus with any/all who need Christ’s love/grace.  

Called to share Jeus' love ... 

Highlight Passage: … Acts 20:24  [NLT] … 

24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus —t he work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.         

… Paul is led by God’s Spirit to share his testimony with the Elders at Ephesus on last time.             

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

… Paul sends a final call to meet with the Elder in Ephesus to bring the message of salvation in Christ that God had led Paul to share with these brother Christians.                                               

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Reference Passage:… Proverbs 19:17, 22:9 NLT] … USE THIS LINK  

… God, thru Solomon, calls believers to help others in need.            

Reference Passage: … Mark 16:15 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

,,, After the resurrection , Jesus appears to His eleven disciples and calls them out to share the Good News with any/all who will listen to Christ’s saving message.                   

Reference Passage: … Luke 6:38  NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus calls on His disciple to have a giving spirit in sharing God’s grace with others. 

Reference Passage: … John 14:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus shares with Thomas and His disciples that HE is the ONLY way to follow in this life.   

Reference Passage: … Hebrews 13:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  God , thru the Author of Hebrews. calls His chosen faithful followers to share with those who need help .      

Reference Passage: … 1John 3:17 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… God reveals, thru John, that Christians are called to reach out and help those in need because God’s love is in them (us).                             

 

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread  Author -  Arthur Jackson  … AT THIS LINK  … the ODB author told of a Christian, John Daniels, who was tragically and instantly stuck by a car and killed just after sharing the love and saving grace of Jesus with a homeless man.  And the story of this man sharing God love was transmitted by the news throughout the country for many to hear about God’s love with others.  

And I think the ODB story illustrates God’s calling for all of us who believe in Christ’s saving grace …  to be willing to share His saving grace by sharing our testimony wherever,  and to whomever, will hear us (see photo). Right now I’m thinking of someone who needs Jesus’ saving love/grace; and Im compelled to share Jesus’ love with them.  Do you know of anyone who needs the Lord, as sung by Steve Green in the linked song:   Well, today’s the day, Jesus is calling us to share His love with that someone.  The question is … WILL WE?   

          

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You , Lord, … once again … for calling me to reach out and share Your gospel love today.      

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray. again today, that all reading here will join me, … to follow Your call to share Your love with those who need Your love/grace TODAY.    … Amen

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