Who are you from God's perspective? #20

Another way God sees us this morning is a way many of us do not take advantage of! Check this verse out!



Acts 1:8

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.”



God sees you as a Holy Spirit filled (which you receive as soon as you accept Christ as Savior) witness. Which means you have great power to live and witness for Jesus! Are you taking advantage of that God-given power? If you look at the wording of the bible it isn't really an option. "You shall be witnesses" is a command not an option. Where am I to be a witness? Jerusalem is your hometown. Judea would be your state. Samaria would be your country and the end of the earth is just what is says all around this world! There is another place in scripture that says basically the same thing:



Matthew 28:18-20

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.



There is also a key word here which is "Go" which when translated means as you are going. So our witness is to be an on going process!



So this morning God sees you as a Spirit powered, witness. Are you fulfilling your duty? From what scripture says it really isn't an option! Jesus wants us to reach the world with the gospel!



Tom