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Tell Them How Much the Lord has Done for You His life, torture. His
neighbors, tormented. A man possessed. Demons controlled his
body. When strong men tried to subdue him, he fought and won. When officials
tried to chain him, demonic power shattered iron. He screamed day and night
and cut his flesh with rocks. This man saw Jesus. The demons saw Jesus. The demons realized they
were in trouble. Jesus drove the demons out of that tortured man. This man was overwhelmed
joy! He loved his Savior. He wanted to be with Jesus twenty-four hours a day.
Jesus was about to leave. The man asked if he could come along. Jesus says,
"No." Cruel? Uncaring? Not at
all. This man was specially qualified for a special job. Jesus said, "Go
home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how
he has had mercy on you." So many knew what that
man had been like. What a unique opportunity for this new follower of Jesus
to talk to the people who knew him best. His changed life was a living
witness to the power of his Savior and the love of his Lord. Your Lord has done
amazing things for you. As the Holy Spirit leads you to be confident that in Jesus
your sins are forgiven and eternal life is yours, you too want to follow
Jesus. "Can I come
along?" you may ask. Jesus says to you, "You are specially
qualified for a special job. Go home to your family and tell them how much
the Lord has done for you." Has the Lord placed very
close to you opportunities to share the sobering news of sin and the calming
reality of forgiveness? Do you have family members or coworkers, neighbors or
friends who think that heaven can be theirs because of their good actions? Do
you know people who are burdened by guilt and whose lives are a never-ending
attempt to escape an accusing conscience? You have words of divine
warning. You have words of eternal comfort. You know of ears which
need to hear. May
the Lord give you patience, wisdom, confidence and joy as you share the mercy
God has shown to you. |