Thanks to Allison Sylvester-Conliffe
for another powerful article
Many of us who have been born again can testify of the excitement at the onset. We go through what we term the “mountain top” experience. Everything looks new and fresh to us. We are happy beings at that time, and nothing and no-one can interfere with that joy that we feel. We are excited to go to the House of God to worship Him, to learn of Him and of His Kingdom, and come into true relationship with God. Is all this learning and experience to be kept to ourselves? Are we to bask in this knowledge of God and in the relationship that stems from it all by ourselves?
The great call on our lives after Salvation and as we follow Christ, is to share the Good News of the Gospel with others in our sphere of influence. We are disciples as we follow Christ and we are called to make disciples. Jesus told that to His first disciples.
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However, there is something in us, which causes us to believe that we are not ready! We get convinced that this call is for the elders of the church and for the Pastors themselves to pursue – that’s not for me! What qualifies a believer as being “ready” to share the Gospel with another? When Jesus sent out the first Twelve, were they “ready”? As I examine the Word of God, I see those disciples as “green”, afraid and faithless men, but interestingly Jesus called them to go out. Even in their apparent disabilities, Jesus used them to heal the sick and deliver the oppressed.
Then he called his twelve disciples
together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure
diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And
he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip,
neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever
house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not
receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your
feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, and went through the
towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. Luke 9:1-6
When we look at Luke 9:12-17 we see Jesus teaching his first disciples, and us by extension, a great lesson.

He taught that the very thing that we possess, when shared, has the ability to multiply itself to reach great proportions more than our minds have the capacity to understand. If we look at the five loaves and the two fishes that were available, against the multitude who were waiting to be fed, it would seem impossible in the natural scheme of things to feed so many with so little. Jesus, however, did it and had twelve basketsful in excess.
Similarly, as our spirits connect with the Holy Spirit of God as He downloads into us, truths and revelation of His Word even as shared from the pulpit, we are expected to share, one on one with others in our sphere of influence. The sharing of that Word may be to a small audience, but with the Spirit of God in it, if each one tells one, that Word has the capacity to feed many by just our one sharing!
In Luke chapter nine, we see the disciples admonishing Jesus to send the multitude away so that they could get some food since they were all in a desert place. No food! Yet Jesus told the disciples to feed them. But Jesus, there is no food here! Jesus was obviously talking to the disciples from a spiritual standpoint, but the disciples were listening to Him with the natural ear so they sought out the loaves and the fish. “Feed them” in this instance may have meant – “teach them”!
Let us not look at the things of God with the natural eye – nor listen to Him with the natural ear. We are called to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those who are lost. We are also called to love them into the Kingdom of God. Let us therefore go forth in the boldness of the Holy Ghost and make disciples with the resources that we have already attained. The Word is in you!
This is beautiful, but more so life changing. I am in absolute agreement that we should share the Gospel of Jesus Christ as this was the commission He gave us. We can do it because, as aunty Allison has said, "The Word Is in You."
ReplyDeleteAudrey, I could see myself in this article. Often times I feel unprepared but as you so eloquently stated within in me is the Word. And that word is powerful enough to impact others.
ReplyDeleteWanda I can't take credit for this powerful article. It was penned by my sister in Christ, Allison. I encourage you to just step out in faith and watch the Holy Spirit direct you. Blessings to you!
DeleteWonderful and encouraging post. We should all allow the Holy Spirit to guide us and by doing so I believe we all have the ability to reach mulitudes. Thank you for sharing this post.
ReplyDeleteVery encouraging.
ReplyDeleteWe are very good at limiting what we think God can do through us. We need to realize that whatever He wants us to do, we can do with His help.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Charlotte
You are reminding of me of an incident long ago when someone almost literally asked me what was the hope (joy) that was in me -- and I. was. not. prepared. to. answer! :(
ReplyDeleteIt never occurred to me that anyone would ask me such a thing! So I just stammered around.
Yes, we should be ready.