(Be Passionate About His Mandate Of Reaching The Lost)
TO THE BIBLE: Romans 1:16
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.”
LET’S TALK
As a teenager, I felt a compelling urge to share the message of Jesus Christ and His saving power with everyone around me. My heart would be filled with fervent prayers, interceding for the sick, the afflicted, and crying out for the salvation of the lost. During my prayer times, I often pondered, “How can we reach them? What more can we do?”
This burning desire drove me to hit the streets, going from house to house and door to door, boldly preaching the Gospel.
Some people reacted with anger and warned me never to return. But I remained undeterred. I visited hospitals, schools, and seized every opportunity to share the message—in buses, taxis, and any gathering place.
All I wanted was to share the untold story of Jesus Christ and reach those who had not yet heard. Yet, it never felt like enough.
I encouraged my friends to join me in this mission, and we took to the streets together. But still, it felt insufficient. We even organized crusades in different places, but the hunger to reach more persisted.
The more I preached, the more I realized the urgent need to reach those who had not yet heard the Gospel and rescue them from darkness into the light of God’s love.
The words of Jesus in Matthew 24:14 became deeply personal to me: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
These words aren’t just for me—they should be personal for you too. They should motivate you to do more for the Gospel.
Be passionate about spreading the message, not only within your community but also to the farthest reaches of the earth. Take the Lord’s mandate seriously: “…Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere” (Mark 16:15 TLB).
Go Deeper
1 Corinthians 9:16; Mark 16:15 AMPC; Matthew 28:19
Pray:
Dear Father, I’m conscious of my calling as a minister of reconciliation, stirred and inspired by the words of the Lord, and motivated by the plight of the lost. I pray that today, the eyes of many around the world who are in darkness will be open to the light of the Gospel, and they are turned from darkness to light, and into the glorious liberty of the sons of God, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Acts 7:1-53, 2 Chronicles 29-30
TWO YEAR
Luke 2:1-7, Deuteronomy 15
Act:
Be compelled to reach the lost in your sphere of contact with the Gospel today.