Seize The Initiative
“Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city. But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.” (Acts 8:4-13)
Today’s Morsel: The story is told of a man who was sitting at home one day, just chilling out when there was a knock on his door. The man was known for his rashness and bluntness each time he answered his door. And so this day was no exception. When he opened his door ,the man said to the stranger, Who are you? The man replied, I am opportunity. The man slams the door in his face and went back in the house and sat down. About 10 minutes later, he heard the knock on his door again, the man went back to the door and opened it and said to the stranger, Who are you? The stranger said, I am opportunity. The man said to the stranger, I thought you only knocked once, the stranger replied, Yeah, usually I do, but today is a slow day!
Opportunity may come your way only once and you must seize it, or it may never come your way again. We read in Luke 18, that there was a multitude following Jesus, but none of them seem to seize the opportunity that He was able to provide for them. But at the end of town, as He was exiting, a blind man cried out to Jesus to have mercy on him. This man seems to realize that he may never get another chance for Jesus to meet his need. And so, he called out. When Jesus stopped to see what he wanted, it confounded many. When Jesus asked the blind man what he wanted, the man said, Lord that I might receive my sight. And Jesus tells him to receive his sight as his faith had made him whole. This man seized upon the opportunity. When the spirit is moving in your church services, that might be a good time to seize upon what your needs are. The woman with issue of blood didn’t care what she had to do to reach Jesus. She just knew that she could not let the opportunity pass her by. Are you going to keep letting your opportunity pass you by?
Sing: He touched me, oh, oh, He touched me, and oh, the joy that floods my soul. Something happened, and now I know, Jesus touched me and made me whole.
Thought For Today: “And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.” (Acts 16:10)
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