Saturday April 01st, 2023
Meditate on: Luke 5:8 NLT
« When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man. »
Read: Acts 13:1-5 NKJV
1 Now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, “Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
3 Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.
4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
5 And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. They also had John as their assistant.
Understand
Over the years, I have always used every possible opportunity I get to remind my children that soul-winning is not an option for a Christian, it is a necessity.
Although God has made provision for the salvation of mankind, the Holy Spirit declares in Romans 10:13-15 that sinners may not have access to salvation unless preachers are sent.
This highlights the importance of answering the call to missions.
The call of God refers to God summoning individuals or groups of people to Himself for the purpose of fellowship and service, both in this world and in eternity.
A great example of this is the call of the disciples by the Master in Mark 3:14 GNT, which says:
« and he chose twelve, whom he named apostles. ”I have chosen you to be with me,” he told them. “I will also send you out to preach” »
The call of God may be tied to a specific place, task or vocation in life, and it might also be of a general nature.
For example, God called Abraham, Moses and Jeremiah for specific purposes (Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 3:4, Jeremiah 1:5), and after Christ’s successful ministry on earth, He called all His disciples to accomplish the general mission of reaching out to the whole world (Matthew 28:18-20).
The primary mandate of the Church is to reach out to all the nations of the earth with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, teaching and baptizing them in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. This is our Great Commission.
Referring to our mandate, an author once wrote,
“it was a Jew who brought the Gospel to Rome; a Roman who took it to France; a Frenchman who took it to Scandinavia; a Scotsman who evangelized Ireland; and an Irishman that in turn made the missionary conquest of Scotland.
No people have every received the Gospel except at the hand of a stranger”.
It is critical to note that every member of the Church has an obligation to preach the gospel, because our Lord said in Mark 13:10 NKJV:
« And the gospel must first be published among all nations.»
Soul winners are not born; they are made out of ordinary individuals who possess a yielded spirit, commitment to do God’s will, compassion for lost souls, and a deep sense of God’s calling.
I pray that you will not disappoint God’s grace upon your life, and that you will become an incurable soul winner in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer point: Father, please help me to fulfill my calling as a soul winner in Jesus’ Name.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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