Devotion
for Tuesday December 27, 2016
Topic:
A CALL TO LIBERATE
Text:
Judges 6:11 – 24
God called Gideon to liberate
Israel from the hands of Medianites with a promise in Judges 6:16, “I will be
with you.” Regardless of all those promises, Gideon still had excuses to give,
why he shouldn’t carry out the assignment from God. This is how many of us give
excuses on why we cannot go for evangelism or preach to that woman or man; why
we cannot take up one responsibility or another in the church of God. God has
given us the mandate to liberate sinners from the kingdom of darkness (Matthew
28:19, 20) but many of us have not taken this command seriously. Do you give
excuse when your Pastor calls for evangelism? Have a change of heart and
attitude.
When Gideon finally went, what
followed? Find out in chapter Judges 7:9ff. Our call as Christians is to
liberate sinners (Acts 1:8). God has done all things necessary for salvation of
man. All that is expected of us is to go and preach. The rest is for God to
perform; the conversion and salvation of the person. We are called by God to be
witnesses and through that liberate those under the captivity of sin and Satan.
Do you have the excuse that your neighbour will never repent that is why you
will not preach to him? Do you warn people with love in your heart or you do so
that God might not ask of their blood in your hands? Always pray for sinners (Luke
10:2) and you will have the zeal to preach to them.
Food
for Thought: Ezekiel 33: 7 – 9
Memory
verse: Judges 6 verse 14
Prayer: God, create in my heart a passion and concern for sinners.
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