Today's Devotion

Today's Devotion brought to you by Prayer Warrior Jon Vasgar.

                                                                                               Go Tell It!

Luke 2:17-18 (NKJV) "Now when they had seen [Him], they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. And all those who heard [it] marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds." 

Matthew 11:4-6 (NKJV) "Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: [The] blind see and [the] lame walk; [the] lepers are cleansed and [the] deaf hear; [the] dead are raised up and [the] poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me."

Most of us are familiar with the great Commission that Jesus commanded in Matthew 28:19-20 (NASB) "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

What I'd never stopped to think about was what the Good News really is. I know we speak of salvation, we speak of Heaven and Hell. But, it all began because a little baby was born. Isn't that something? When He was born, the shepherds spoke of His birth. When Jesus was older, people spoke of His miracles. Now, we speak of His redeeming grace. Go tell it!

Why don't we share it? Why are we so afraid? After all, He saved us and not sharing it with others is the most selfish act we can commit. We are withholding the only way that a man can escape hell and an eternity separated from God. John 14:6 (NASB) "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." Go tell it!

He was born in a lowly manger, now He is in Heaven. Waiting with our mansions, eternal life, and happiness. Why would we not tell others of this wonderful gift? This opportunity to escape sin's penalty and live free? Something to think about> Share the Christmas story and our Saviour's birth with someone who's never heard. The best Christmas gift you could ever receive/give to someone.

Prayer: Our Father, we come to You this morning, asking You to bring someone our way who is desperately seeking for You. You promise that if any man seeks, he will find You. Lead those people to us so we can open Your word and speak the words of life. Lead us to the hurting souls who need You. Open our eyes to the needs of those around us. Help us to see the lost and have our hearts broken for them. Don't let us be afraid, but rather rejoice over what you are doing in our lives, Lord, by bringing a lost soul in. Help us to blow down the resistance and share Your glorious Good News with the world. Strengthen SCwSG so that we may share You with the entire world. We know You can do it, but we can't. Lift us up to be all we can't be.

AMEN

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