“Preach the
Word!” (2 Timothy 4:2)
“The words
that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life.”
(John 6:53)
“…you shall
be witnesses unto Me…” (Acts 1:8)
Before you can preach
(proclaim) the Word, you must become related to the Word!
John said that Jesus was
The Word…and those who received the Word and believed shall become children of
God. (John 1:12) We are His sons and
daughters and that makes us descendants of The Word, and the Message must be a part
of us. Our lives must be a holy example
of the reality of His Spirit and our message His words, just as Jesus’ words
are spirit and life. (John 6:53)
How does one’s life become
a holy example of God’s Message? It
takes a heart broken by conviction of sin, baptized by the Holy Spirit, and
crumbled into submission to the purpose of God.
The purpose of God is to become One with Him in our relationship with Jesus
through His crucifixion and resurrection. (Galatians 2:20)
We have the example of
becoming God’s Message as we look at Jesus’ disciples after Pentecost and the
baptism of The Holy Spirit. The
receiving of The Holy Spirit made them the incarnation of what they preached,
literally becoming God’s message in the flesh…”you shall become witnesses to Me…”
(Acts 1:8)
What a Holy Life we
have: SON/DAUGHTER – MESSENGER – WITNESS
OF ALMIGHTY GOD!
Lord
God, I am listening with a pounding heart searching for clarity to what I’m
hearing – “God infleshed!” Why does that
paint a different picture to me than “Spirit-filled” or “Indwelling Spirit”? That’s POWER!
And with it, the life is to be the Message…the power of Resurrection and
Pentecost living in me?! I am
overwhelmed. May it be so, as You have
said, Lord. Be glorified!
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