Wednesday March 16, 2011

Read Daniel 7:9-14

When we are not courageous and deliberately standing out for our Lord and Saviour it’s mostly because of fear! Isn’t it? Think back over your own life and you’ll see that this is true.  I remember being out in the middle of a vast lake in  small row boat with a non Christian friend. The Holy Spirit was urging me to tell him about the Lord Jesus Christ. There was nowhere he could go. It was too far to swim to shore. I had a captive audience. What was it that locked my mouth shut? Fear !!!

How quickly fear dissolves when we realise that Jesus, the Son of Man, will soon be given all authority and dominion and power and glory. He will cause all peoples (even His enemies) to bow down at His feet. Every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.  Even the great earthly kingdoms that set themselves up against God and his people will be reduced to nothing in the presence of the Son of Man. They will be thrown into the great fire from which there is no escape. The Son of Man is setting up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or over come.

As a believer you and I are on the winning team.  As members of Christ body we are already victorious. We know the outcome. Jesus will win!!! How can we not be courageous? How can we not stand up and speak out for the Lord Jesus Christ.? How can we not shout out His praises? Being courageous beings with having a right perspective, and a right perspective, begins with indulging ourselves in the Word of God!

Go forth today with courage!

Prayer:-

þ Pray that the work of Straight Talk would continue to bless and change many lives of students and their families. Pray that Jim and Faye would be blessed and provided for in this ministry.

þ Pray that the Christians in India would be courageous as they seek to make disciples in Jesus name. Ask God to bring a huge harvest into His body.  Pray that pastors and teachers would be raised up to equip, train and send out the new converts.

þ Pray that we’d see God provide for the India mission team and the Burma mission team. Ask for a generous spirit to be upon this congregation as we partner with them.