The Urgent Call to Preach
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Romans 10:14 KJV
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Child of God, have you ever considered the profound urgency embedded in these verses? How are people going to call upon the name of the Lord and be saved if they haven’t believed? And how can they believe if they haven’t heard? The answer is startlingly simple, yet deeply challenging: They cannot hear without a preacher! This isn’t just a suggestion; it’s a divine mandate. Jesus sent us, you and me, to preach the Gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15).
κηρύσσω kērussō – to publish, proclaim openly, public proclamation, to herald (as a public crier) divine truth, preach (-er), proclaim
The gospel of Christ is the power of God – have you ever wondered why or how? Many Christians are hungry, searching for the power of God. They spend time and effort trying to find the power of God in every other place, and yet the Word says that the power of God is the gospel of Christ that they already know and have. The message of the gospel is all the power of God you need, but the wisdom to access and interact with God’s power is realised when you first understand what the gospel is for yourself, and then afterward activate it through the simplicity of preaching. (Romans 1:16) The gospel is the most important piece of information of all time. All of man’s problems in life can only be solved by the gospel of Jesus Christ. They all come down to one solution. And you have it; think about it.
And your role as a child of God is not merely to know and understand the Gospel, but to know and understand it to declare it. Share it, publish it. See, don’t worry about generating the power, the message in and of itslef has the power of God in it already, your responsibility is to share it. There is nothing more important in life than the gospel. The spiritual chain of salvation hinges on the act of preaching. There are millions out there waiting to hear, waiting to believe, waiting to call upon the Lord. The stories of the realities about salvation and your experiences, or how God did this or that for you – beautiful as those may be, make sure that they contain in them the specific message of the gospel. The world needs to hear the specific, powerful message of the Gospel; because the gospel of Christ, it is a specific message. I have taught over the years extensively about what the gospel of Christ is, and you can take advantage of those teachings here on our platform so that you can be equipped with the correct knowledge of what the gospel which is the power of God is. The first 30 minutes in the resource below is one of the many where I teach and explain what is the gospel. Take some time to go through so that you know and understand it in order for you to be able to effectively preach it. It’s a divine imperative, a holy calling on your life. Your feet, my brother, my sister are beautiful for this very purpose!
Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, thank You for sending me around the world with the news Your saving power. I acknowledge that without me, souls cannot hear, believe, or call upon Your name. Thank You for empowering me today, Father, to boldly declare the true content of the Gospel, knowing that the power of God unto salvation is in the message itself. Thank you for making my feet be beautiful as I go forth.
Speak The Word
I am a sent one, commissioned by Jesus Christ, called with a holy calling to preach the Gospel to every creature. I will not be silent, for souls are waiting to hear, believe, and be saved. The power of God rests upon my life because I’m a custodian of the gospel of Christ. The power of God is released as I open my mouth and use every resource and platform at my disposal to declare it!
Resource:
https://whatthewordsays.org/podcast/the-passion-25-the-betrayal-part-1/