Making Him Known
“And
take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And
for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly,
to make known the mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds:
that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”
(Ephesians 6:17-20)
Today’s Morsel: One
of the fallacies I find with some folks who say that they are Christians is
that they do not know how to seize the opportunity to make the mystery of the
gospel known. Paul tells us, “Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for
some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.” (1 Corinthians
15:34) Throughout the holiday season, it is one of the best opportunities
to share truth with people. You don’t need to talk about Christmas as
being some pagan holiday as some people do. You don’t need to say that this
isn’t when Jesus was born. Your duty as a Christian is to make Christ
known to those who do not know Him, no matter what time of year it is.
Solomon tells us, “A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city:
and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.” (Proverbs 18:19) If
you offend people, know that you may never get another opportunity to make
Christ known to them. Paul tells us to speak the truth in love (Ephesian
4:15). The apostles made Christ known first, then they baptized those to
whom they had shown Him to, and then taught them the ways of God more
perfectly. Remember, the only thing Jesus commissioned you to do was to
go preach the gospel.
Sing:
Who is this who comes with healing for the halt, the blind, the lame, saying
softly to the sinner follow me. Only come in faith believing as of old
the people came, and the lame shall walk the blind again shall see.
It is Jesus, Jesus; sad
one weep no more. He will heal the brokenhearted, open wide the prison
door, He is able to deliver evermore.
Thought For Today: “Awake
to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak
this to your shame.” (1 Corinthians 15:34)
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