Last Monday I posted a warning for the blood that we may have on our hands due to not sharing the gospel that my pastor Bro. Mark had preached on. This morning I want to share the cure for those bloody hands.
Acts 20:17-24
17 Now from Miletus he sent to Ephesus and called the elders of the church to come to him. 18 And when they came to him, he said to them:
“You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19 serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials that happened to me through the plots of the Jews; 20 how I did not shrink from declaring to you anything that was profitable, and teaching you in public and from house to house, 21 testifying both to Jews and to Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there, 23 except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me. 24 But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
A few things from the apostle Paul I want to point out on how to keep from having them bloody hands before God:
Serving the Lord....very simple but yet so hard. It is a must to keep this as a priority and share the gospel!
Do not shrink! No matter how good or how bad things are going be faithful in teaching and proclaiming everything that is profitable in the faith.
Testifying to all to repent and have faith in Jesus...we all have a story to share.
Con strained by the Spirit. If we are saved then we are filled with the Holy Spirit and must listen for His promptings to share the Lord Jesus....again no matter what. Note in the verses above that Paul knew prison and bodily harm were coming to him but He still proclaimed Jesus....I hope we will be as bold!
I do not count my life of any value! Wow this is against the grain in our self centered culture. This is the mind frame though we must have...to love others so much and care about their souls eternity that we count our lives as nothing to get the good news of Jesus to them!
I may finish my course and ministry. God has a course and ministry laid out before us all who call on Jesus as Lord. The question is are we will to follow what God has in store for us or are we more concerned about what "I" want for my life. Remember "I" is right in the middle of SIN!
My brothers and sisters...if we keep these Words from the Bible in our hearts and minds and be faithful in our ministry God has for each one of us we can keep the blood of of our hands!
Tom
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