Comment: When we
come to faith in Christ, the ministry that God has for us begins to burn in our
soul. Certainly, at first, we do not know what that ministry is, but if we are
willing to allow the preeminence of Christ to take full root we will as the
apostle did; know the path He has for us. Long before the LORD reaches out to
us, He prepares us for the day we are to be saved and reconciled to Him.
Therefore, how could we ever think that we had something to do with being saved,
or even know why. Notice Acts 9:10-19 especially verses 15-16. Saul at this
point only knew Christ as his enemy. He had little knowledge of the love of
Christ who knocked him off of his horse; even Ananias who was opposed to baptizing
Saul knew nothing, Ananias did not want to see Saul baptized and remained a bit
skeptical. Never the less by verse 19 Ananias realizes that Saul is in fact a
brother in Christ.
Devotional: Colossians 1:19-23 – We are all called by God
for sacrificial service, now this alone should rock the boat of all the
prosperity gospel people. The apostle Paul becomes a bit emotional with his
words as he says, “I now rejoice in my sufferings for the saints at Colosse.
When he says that his ‘flesh is fill up’ he is relating to the fullness of the
Spirit of God that he observes in the Colosse church. If you have ever
experienced this joy of corporate worship, then you know the effect of
spiritual joy.
Paul is given stewardship
over the dispensation we now live in. Thus, it is no small thing that he has
written thirteen epistles to provide ample training for men, women and children
to walk as brothers and sisters in Christ. When a church is functioning in this
manner, leaders like Paul of the past will see and know from God personally
that their suffering is not in vain, but glorious, this brings a joy to that
man’s soul that cannot be expressed in words. Church leaders suffer. They
suffer in much tribulation and many leave the ministry. Pray for your pastor and
teacher, like Moses who needed Hur and Aaron (see Exodus 17:10-12) to support
his arms.
In the dispensations of times
before the mystery of the church was just that… a mystery, but the day came and
it is now the revealed glory of God. Rich in the abundant wisdom of God in
Christ revealed in and to you and me, His Children. Which is Christ in us our
confident hope of Glory. So, the number one calling for each of God’s children
is this. “Him The Christ/Messiah we preach, warning every man and teaching
every man in all wisdom. That we may present every many PERFECT in Christ. This
suffering labor of love ought to be working in every child of God throughout
Christendom today.
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