Post by Robert Schwarz on Aug 12, 2005 14:47:59 GMT -5
Okay, I had posted in the Brethren area about a portion of scripture that was going round in my head the other night so that I couldn't sleep....so I got up because when God is speaking to you YOU GET OUTTA BED!
I went down to the kitchen with my bible, Strong's Concordance, a Beleivers Bible commentary, and a Darby comentary on the gospels.
THe verse was Marke16:15
Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
The Lord began going through each word with me.
GO This is a verb, it is a command, "GO" You know we are so privelaged here in the states. We have the Bible written, and we also have the freedom to gether and study......we are able to feed...and thats good, the Lord told the disciples to go find rest and food right before the feeding of the five thousand because of all the teaching they had been doing. AFTER THEY WERE TEACHING. We tend to sit and get fed every sunday and do nothing with it but sit on it and get fed more. We need to GO EXERCISE!
YE Who is ye? It is us! It was the disciples, it was the man or woman (believer) reading this 1000yrs ago, it is to that native tribal man who beleived, it is to those who are unborn yet that will come to know the Lord. We cant just sit back and say, "well Jesus gave that command to the disciples, not me."
If that was the case, it wouldn't have been written.
INTO ALL THE WORLD Where is all the world?
All the world is that village in the jungloe over in Thailand, it is the tribes in the deserts of Africa, that woman in the oriental foods shop, its the small ranch town in the midwest, to the streets of Manhattan. It is your neighbor, your children, it's all the world!
AND PREACH Oh boy! This one is controversial in modern american christianity isn't it? Thats right, Jesus said PREACH, not schmooze, dress up, impersonate, or just live out the Gospel. He said to preach it.
Many sit back on the idea that "I am sure that my life will be enough witness to people". I have been told not to worry that I am not actively witnessing with my mouth by some christians and that they are sure that I am planting a seed with my life being an example. THis may be but its not enough!
The word used in greek menas to PROCLAIM, CRY OUT, in the likes of a town crier! WOW! THink on that brothers and sisters!
THE GOSPEL What is the gospel? Gospel means "good news". Of what? Of Christ! That he was sent by God, put on flesh, and dwelt with us, and was crucified to pay the price for our sins, was raised as a LIVING sacrifice, and that if we believe, confess our sins, and repent He will save us from eternal life in hell! Now, thats worth PREACHIN' ABOUT! Glory!
TO EVERY CREATURE Now we know that this doesn't mean we are to witness to our pets and various birds and insects. This is a generic term for human. Just as the word "man" is sometimes used as "human".
The emphasis here is on the word EVERY. Wow, thats alot of people! Nothing is impossible through Christ who strengthens us! That means I am to talk to my coworkers right across the room from me now, my children, every one I run into, my chief goal is to tell them of Christ....not save them. God saves them!
Brothers and sisters, we were saved for a purpose. You were saved in this generation for a purpose...God's purpose. Not just a fire insurance, or free ticket to heaven (although yes its a free gift). God has a purpose for you and I. We need to seek His direction for us now that we are bought.
Now, I say these things more to myself than anything, because I feel I need to hear it most (from reading these forum threads). God really spoke to my heart that night like never before! I was up till 2 am gleaning and talking with God...it was great!
Well, I am sure there is much to add to my feeble attempt to break down that small bit of scripture that the Lord was speaking to me about the other night.
So I thought I'd share, because that's what we are supposed to do!
I went down to the kitchen with my bible, Strong's Concordance, a Beleivers Bible commentary, and a Darby comentary on the gospels.
THe verse was Marke16:15
Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
The Lord began going through each word with me.
GO This is a verb, it is a command, "GO" You know we are so privelaged here in the states. We have the Bible written, and we also have the freedom to gether and study......we are able to feed...and thats good, the Lord told the disciples to go find rest and food right before the feeding of the five thousand because of all the teaching they had been doing. AFTER THEY WERE TEACHING. We tend to sit and get fed every sunday and do nothing with it but sit on it and get fed more. We need to GO EXERCISE!
YE Who is ye? It is us! It was the disciples, it was the man or woman (believer) reading this 1000yrs ago, it is to that native tribal man who beleived, it is to those who are unborn yet that will come to know the Lord. We cant just sit back and say, "well Jesus gave that command to the disciples, not me."
If that was the case, it wouldn't have been written.
INTO ALL THE WORLD Where is all the world?
All the world is that village in the jungloe over in Thailand, it is the tribes in the deserts of Africa, that woman in the oriental foods shop, its the small ranch town in the midwest, to the streets of Manhattan. It is your neighbor, your children, it's all the world!
AND PREACH Oh boy! This one is controversial in modern american christianity isn't it? Thats right, Jesus said PREACH, not schmooze, dress up, impersonate, or just live out the Gospel. He said to preach it.
Many sit back on the idea that "I am sure that my life will be enough witness to people". I have been told not to worry that I am not actively witnessing with my mouth by some christians and that they are sure that I am planting a seed with my life being an example. THis may be but its not enough!
The word used in greek menas to PROCLAIM, CRY OUT, in the likes of a town crier! WOW! THink on that brothers and sisters!
THE GOSPEL What is the gospel? Gospel means "good news". Of what? Of Christ! That he was sent by God, put on flesh, and dwelt with us, and was crucified to pay the price for our sins, was raised as a LIVING sacrifice, and that if we believe, confess our sins, and repent He will save us from eternal life in hell! Now, thats worth PREACHIN' ABOUT! Glory!
TO EVERY CREATURE Now we know that this doesn't mean we are to witness to our pets and various birds and insects. This is a generic term for human. Just as the word "man" is sometimes used as "human".
The emphasis here is on the word EVERY. Wow, thats alot of people! Nothing is impossible through Christ who strengthens us! That means I am to talk to my coworkers right across the room from me now, my children, every one I run into, my chief goal is to tell them of Christ....not save them. God saves them!
Brothers and sisters, we were saved for a purpose. You were saved in this generation for a purpose...God's purpose. Not just a fire insurance, or free ticket to heaven (although yes its a free gift). God has a purpose for you and I. We need to seek His direction for us now that we are bought.
Now, I say these things more to myself than anything, because I feel I need to hear it most (from reading these forum threads). God really spoke to my heart that night like never before! I was up till 2 am gleaning and talking with God...it was great!
Well, I am sure there is much to add to my feeble attempt to break down that small bit of scripture that the Lord was speaking to me about the other night.
So I thought I'd share, because that's what we are supposed to do!
