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Heaven is Waiting for You, April 30
As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
John 20:21
.
Of the apostles it is written, “They went forth, and preached every
where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs
following.”
Mark 16:20
. As Christ sent forth His disciples, so today He
sends forth the members of His church. The same power that the apostles
had is for them. If they will make God their strength, He will work with
them, and they shall not labor in vain. Let them realize that the work in
which they are engaged is one upon which the Lord has placed His signet.
God said to Jeremiah, “Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I
shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. Be not
afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee.” Then the Lord put
forth His hand and touched His servant’s mouth, saying, “Behold, I have
put my words in thy mouth.”
Jeremiah 1:7-9
. And He bids us go forth to
speak the words He gives us, feeling His holy touch upon our lips.
Christ has given to the church a sacred charge. Every member should be
a channel through which God can communicate to the world the treasures
of His grace, the unsearchable riches of Christ. There is nothing that the
Saviour desires so much as agents who will represent to the world His
Spirit and His character. There is nothing that the world needs so much as
the manifestation through humanity of the Saviour’s love. All heaven is
waiting for men and women through whom God can reveal the power of
Christianity.
The church is God’s agency for the proclamation of truth, empowered
by Him to do a special work; and if she is loyal to Him, obedient to all His
commandments, there will dwell within her the excellency of divine grace.
If she will be true to her allegiance, if she will honor the Lord God of Israel,
there is no power that can stand against her.
Zeal for God and His cause moved the disciples to bear witness to
the gospel with mighty power. Should not a like zeal fire our hearts with
a determination to tell the story of redeeming love, of Christ and Him
crucified? It is the privilege of every Christian, not only to look for, but to
hasten the coming of the Saviour.
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