Chapter
Seven - Scripture Feeding Others
Guarantees...
We like having them around us, in the products and services we have,
and in knowledge we'll put into practice in our lives. Others do
also. We're seeing here that so very much, even the foundations of
our spirit and loving obedience to God, rest in our attitudes about
holy scripture. Our appearance and approach to others, already speaks
volumes to those we want to share God's promises, plan, and peace
with. In our learning here, we're putting in place the S.O.S. of
scriptures, that hopefully will change broken hearts and dreams into
the FULL JOY that God's Word promises.
A
great promise of scripture, we mentioned in chapter 1; a guarantee,
comes from the lips of a shepherd boy that became a king, and a 'man
after God's own heart' (King David). “...Thy word is a lamp unto
my feet, and a light unto my path.” Psalm 119:105. A careful
word study will show this verse is loaded with promises we can
claim... and... happily share with others.
Our
privilege; our responsibility, is more than share – we are to plant
God's Word into the hearing and heart of others – in a way they'll
happily plant in others. See if you can pick out the 5 people, the
Apostle Paul includes in his marching orders to the young pastor
Timothy, 2Timothy 2:2. “And the things that thou hast
heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful
men, who shall be able to teach others also.” (Hint: thou,
me, witnesses, men, others.)
The
variety of scripture fits the lives of the whole range of peoples,
the world over.
Sharing
the Gospel is all about sacrifice – INSIDE and OUTSIDE.
INSIDE
the Gospel message we learn the details of Heaven's provision of our
redemption through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Calvary,
according to prophecy. Plus we learn that sacrifice is the one and
only 'once for all, for all time' fulfillment of the Old Testament
law and ordinances. OUTSIDE the Gospel message, requires OUR
sacrifice each day in slaying our daily earthly goals and agenda, and
putting our spirit-driven evangelistic efforts at the top of our
to-do list each day.
Our
daily evangelism sacrifices go far beyond our to-do lists. These
sacrifices also include our finances, and other areas. I can never
mention too often, one of my favorite guarantees of scripture,
plainly stated in Psalm 126:6. Tears. Human tears cleanse, lubricate,
and nourish our eyes. But they so often give physical evidence that
our spiritual heart has received an important message – the kind
that changes lives: our own INSIDE. Then also the lives of those God
has placed in our harvest field.
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