Christ has called His Church to be light.
Light shines brightest in the darkness.
Light itself is never afraid of darkness.
Where are the lights today< that could bring so much clearer vision to a dark, sin lost world?
Unfortunately, too many of them are hiding in “light centers”, sharing light with the other lights and comparing their light with the light of other lights.
Or all the lights are talking about how dark the darkness is and warning other lights that the darkness is really, really dark.
>>2 Corinthians 4:3-7. 3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
The world needs the message of The Gospel more in this age than any other. Sin is more blatant, more obvious and sinners are bolder than ever before. This is not a time for The Church that Jesus said He was building to allow the gates of hell to prevail.
>>Romans 10:11-16. 11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?
Romans 10:16 is most often connected to the verses following it concerning those who have heard and not obeyed.
What if we connected it to the verses before it?
>>Verse 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent?
Have they not been sent? yet not all have obeyed.
Jesus told His disciples to tarry in Jerusalem until they be endued with The Spirit. He also told them that when The Spirit came, they would receive power to be witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
After The Holy Spirit came and Peter preached, three thousand souls were saved.
The disciples may have believed that this was what Jesus meant because so many were gathered there from different parts of the world. They could have gotten quite comfortable with seeing such great results.
Souls being saved, miracles happening and The Holy Spirit bringing swift judgment upon sin.
But the Jerusalem “tarmac” was not what disciples of Christ were called to.
There was a war going on and the disciples, as well as believers today, needed to be involved. Persecution came and scattered them, took them to higher levels and venues of ministry.
There is a spiritual battle raging for the souls of men.
Believers in Christ, it is time to get off the tarmac.
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