Word for the day by Christian Education Forum
St. John’s MTC, NY
28 and he said to them, “You yourselves know that it is
unlawful for a Jew to associate with or to visit a Gentile; but God has shown
me that I should not call anyone profane or unclean.
Have we ever for a moment thought
about how lucky we are to be Christians? How blessed we are to know that Jesus
died for our sins? Who else can openly say, my God died for me, my God paid for
my sins? As Christians we are beyond blessed to know that our Father in Heaven
loves us so much, that He sent His perfect Son to pay the ultimate price for
us.
From
a young age we have been taught the love of God, and His teachings have been
instilled in us. We have fellowship with our brothers and sisters during Sunday
services, youth fellowship meetings, prayer meetings, etc. But how many of us
are willing to step out and spread that message to our brothers and sisters of
different faiths? How many of us would step out of our comfort zones and spread
the Word of God to people who have never heard of Him?
This
passage teaches us that regardless of one’s faith, or standing in society, we
have a responsibility to share the Word of God with others. We’ve all heard
this saying before, “You may be the only Bible some people read…You may be the
only Jesus some people see.” Jesus did not intent His words to only stay
amongst us Christians born into the faith, but to have it spread to people all
over the world.
Now
that doesn’t mean the journey is going to be easy. In Mathew 10, we see Jesus
instructing the 12 by saying, “Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel…..On my
account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and
to the Gentiles. But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how
to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you
speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you” (Mathew 10:
6,18-20). How amazing is it to know that when we are speaking His Word, He is
speaking through us!
We are called to share the Word of God with those who are lost,
in need, or simply haven’t heard about the love of Christ. It is our duty as
sons and daughters of Christ to spread His message. Jesus tells us that by
being His followers, our journey will not be easy. We will be ridiculed and
persecuted. But in all this our God is with us. Regardless of how much we may
suffer, we know that Heaven will rejoice knowing that we are bringing others to
Christ and lost souls are being saved.
PRAYER
Almighty God, thank
You for blessing us with Your love, grace, and mercy. Thank you for paying the
ultimate price for our sins. We pray that You enable us to boldly step out in
faith, and proclaim Your Word to a hurting world. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
“We draw people to
Christ not by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong
they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely
that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.” Madeleine L'Engle