LEAVE A MARK – Tuesday July 11th 2017
Memorise: That the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our
God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 2nd Thessalonians 1:12
Read: Acts 19:8-10 (KJV)
19:9 But when divers were hardened, and believed
not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them,
and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.
19:10 And this continued by the space of two years;
so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both
Jews and Greeks.
Bible in one year: 1st Samuel
26-28, Ezekiel 5:13-6:7, Hymn Sing hymn 13
MESSAGE:
If you will be
used by God to perform signs and wonders in these last days, you must have the
heart of a missionary or church planter. In the days of the early Church,
although there was a church in Jerusalem, Philip left his base and went to
plant another church in Samaria (Acts 8:5). If God sees you as an incurable
church planter, He will gladly use you in the miraculous. Take for instance
Paul the Apostle: today you would find him in Corinth, tomorrow he would be in
Galatia and the next time, you would hear of him being in Colossae. As he
travelled around these countries and cities, he kept planting churches. He
hardly visited a city without leaving a mark behind for God’s Kingdom. No
wonder the Bible records that the kind of miracles God performed through Paul
were quite outstanding. Acts 19:11-12 says,
“And God wrought special miracles by the
hands of Paul: So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs
or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out
of them.”
There are some
lessons we can learn from the experience of Paul in this regard. The first is
that having the opportunity to travel around the globe is a great privilege. Open
Heavens 11 July 2017: Tuesday daily devotional by Pastor E. A. Adeboye- Leave a
Mark. There are people who enjoy travelling from one
country to another. There are some people who are required by their official
assignment or business transactions to move across countries. Some go to other
places for school or simply on vacation. Whatever the reason for your travels,
it is a great privilege. Every Christian traveller is expected to leave a godly
mark behind in the places he or she visits. How can you visit a country for a
week or two and not share the gospel of Jesus Christ with at least one person?
You as a true believer in Christ should be able to have converts in the
different countries you visit, and if you are there for a minimum of three to
six months, you should be able to start a house fellowship, or even a church.
By doing this, you will be opening the door for God to use you for signs and
wonders. Have you travelled away from home without winning souls for Christ or
establishing a house fellowship or church for His Name? Are you ashamed of the
gospel of Jesus Christ? Use the opportunity or your travels across different
locations to glorify God. Travelling is meaningful if you can leave a mark of
God’s Kingdom behind.
Key Point:
One way of becoming a father of many
nations is to have converts in every country you visit.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of Christ the
Redeemer's Ministries.
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