01/12/2012 - We have to turn our backs to evil

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To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities.

Acts 3: 26

Understanding the resurrection of Christ is utterly significant for our success in faith. We know that He died on our stead by carrying all our sins, our wounds and the chastisement which brings us peace (Isaiah 53: 5). Yet, had He not risen our faith would be in vain. The resurrection perpetrated by The Spirit of God Himself sealed eternally Satan´s defeat considering that, when our Saviour came out of the kingdom of darkness, He brought along with Him the keys to death and hell (Revelation 1: 18).

Death couldn’t hold Him in its clutches; it was defeated forever when He took upon Himself the authority it possessed. The Lord did all that on our behalf so now the one who had power over us is defeated by us. The work was perfect in all senses and that’s why nothing else needs to be done to improve it.

Preaching the message of The Gospel is utterly important for mankind and when we do it we’re actually taking Jesus into the hearts of those who are listening to us. On account of the holiness of such act we mustn’t be in sin nor must we do the work recklessly (Jeremiah 48: 10). That’s why you ought to live a consecrated life and you’re also to be aware of the fact that you’ll be used by The Most High so His plan will be carried out. Avoid using your personal examples so your work won’t be in any way biased in the end.

The purpose of the preaching of The Good News is blessing people. As you make The Son of God known to the lost you’re actually conveying the best and the greatest of all blessings because when people listen to the preaching of The Gospel many of them might be saved. Therefore, you are to stand on The Word and you mustn’t make use of any man-made rules or concepts. Don’t use anything that might become an obstacle against the divine operation.

The Word of God has the capacity of leading us away from the evil we usually perpetrate which causes us suffering; and on top of that, this so precious Word can cleanse men from all errors in their lives. As we minister The Word we qualify as first-rank workers considering that the message we’re getting across, due to its uniqueness, capacitates us in that moment.

Those who won’t listen to the divine messages won’t be able to join the group of the saved. There’s no other way to reach eternal life apart from believing in The Gospel. Those who, by any reason, decide not to pay heed to the message conveyed by The Lord to them are actually missing an opportunitie to receive salvation and then sadly they’ll never be made children of  God (John 1: 12).

Bearing in mind the significance of The Gospel our duty to minister IT is huge. If you’re on the verge of signing the greatest business deal of your life time and if, at that point, The Most High begins using you as an ambassador of The Good News you should drop the huge profitable alternative and choose to speak about the divine love after all, The Lord has placed you in the best position ever.

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares