First, l want to say I am sorry I have not posted since
last week, I officiated 4 funerals last week along with preparing for Easter. I
hope to stay consistent and keep you all looking forward to the next devotion.
If I should miss a day from time to time please be understanding that things
come up and prevent me the opportunity to sometimes post.
Mark 16:15 (NIV2011)
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
Isn’t it clear through the scriptures, God is not going to
send us out without the tools to do the job. That is why He said what He did in
John 14:26.
That is why we need the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Acts 1:8 (NKJV)
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
What Jesus is
telling them is look you guys you are worried about all the wrong things. If
you go to tell you story, what you’ll get is the Holy Spirit. If you go you
will get power to witness.
God is saying look a here Clark
Kent. Go out and play your role, tell your story, do what you are supposed to
be doing and when the time is right I am going to put Holy Kryptonite in you
and your story is going to explode in as you tell it and people are going to
get saved.
What kryptonite was to Clark Kent is
what the Holy Spirit is to a believer. It transforms us into a spiritual super
hero enabling us to do and accomplish things we ordinary could not.
So often we sit back hide our story
while asking God what is your purpose and will in my life? We already have the
answer, we just need to act upon it. 2000 years ago, He gave us the answer, and
the answer has not changed. GO!
It is as simple
as telling someone, “Let me tell you something that happened to me last year, 5
years, 10 years ago.”
The bible is
filled with people whose lives demonstrate the power of a story. Look at
Jeremiah. Jeremiah 1:5 (MSG) "Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you.
Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the
nations— that's what I had in mind for you."
Notice Jeremiah’s
response in verse 6, But I said, "Hold it, GOD! Look at me. I don't know anything.
I'm only a boy!"
Jeremiah 1:7-10 (MSG)
7 GOD told me, "Don't say, 'I'm only a boy.' I'll tell you where to go and you'll go there. I'll tell you what to say and you'll say it.
8 Don't be afraid of a soul. I'll be right there, looking after you." GOD's Decree.
9 GOD reached out, touched my mouth, and said, "Look! I've just put my words in your mouth—hand-delivered!
10 See what I've done? I've given you a job to do among nations and governments—a red-letter day! Your job is to pull up and tear down, take apart and demolish, And then start over, building and planting."
7 GOD told me, "Don't say, 'I'm only a boy.' I'll tell you where to go and you'll go there. I'll tell you what to say and you'll say it.
8 Don't be afraid of a soul. I'll be right there, looking after you." GOD's Decree.
9 GOD reached out, touched my mouth, and said, "Look! I've just put my words in your mouth—hand-delivered!
10 See what I've done? I've given you a job to do among nations and governments—a red-letter day! Your job is to pull up and tear down, take apart and demolish, And then start over, building and planting."
I want to encourage you to stop looking at the things you do not have and start focusing on what you do have, and that is a Story. Your tool box is equipped with what you need to get the job done successfully.
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