From Pastor Randy Bach Gateway Church Tacoma, Washington: Incredible Witness! There’s a place that we can come and actually become attached to something bigger than ourselves. We don’t have to remain separate any longer. God is incorporating us into His great plan through Jesus Christ. If you have experienced the saving power of Jesus, you have first-hand experience. What an exciting thought! That makes you a candidate for everything God has. That makes you the star witness that God is looking for! There are many voices today trying to distract you with times and seasons. Don’t be confused by any of these things. Jesus said: It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 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. (Act 1:7-8) God never intended the gifts of the Spirit to be a mystery reserved for only the super-spiritual. The gifts are merely the evidence of the Holy Spirits working within. They are to aid you in evangelism wherever you may go! Have you received the Grace of God? Is Jesus Lord of your life? Have you yielded control of your life to Him? Have you received the Holy Spirit? Then there is a gift longing to come out of you! These gifts are available to help you in every circumstance of life! No, it is not just for the super-elect! It is for you! And the presence, the personality, and the power of the Holy Spirit will release His evidence in you wherever you are and wherever you may go! He will make you into an incredible witness! Many people have no interest in Jesus because they see no relevance for faith in their lives. They have never heard of God’s grace nor understand what Jesus has already done on their behalf. Won’t you tell them? There was a time when you were stuck; you were incapable of responding to God. But when you heard of Jesus and how He forgave you of all sin, it affected your heart. In like manner, your star-witness testimony will affect other people’s hearts. Your relationship with someone who has not received Jesus is far more significant than you realize. This resurrection life you received from God is not a timid, grave-tending life. It’s adventurously expectant, greeting God with wonder every day! Be a witness, don’t do witnessing. Love them! The working power of God is so vast there is not just one way of doing anything! Every time Jesus ministered, He never did the same thing the same way for every person. And the gifts that flow out of you will be as distinct and unique as you are. Let God empower you so that you will rise above and win!
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:00:24 +0000
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