Topic: PREACHING THE GOSPEL
Text: Matthew 10:16-22
10:16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless[a] as doves.
10:17 But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.
10:18 You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles
10:19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should speak;
10:20 for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
10:21 “Now brother will deliver up brother to death, and a father his child; and children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
10:22 And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved.
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STUDY:
As part of Jesus’ training of His disciples (the Apostles). He sent them out to go and practise preaching the Gospel. He also reminded them of the challenges they would face and asked them to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. The challenges included: Delivering them to Councils (civil leaders), flogging, death, rebellion, hatred, etc. His assurance to them was that if they endured to the end, they would be saved.
The things Jesus told His disciples that day are still the same challenges those that preach the Gospel today pass through. In many parts of the world today, Christians are being persecuted, marginalised, killed, rendered homeless, etc., just because they preach the Gospel or believe in Christ. Those in authority or government seem not to be bothered. Christians have become endangered species. The devil is really at war against believers to stop the spread of the Gospel. It is only God that will save the remnant to continue to preach without fear.
Prayer:
Matthew 24:14: “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.” Lord. May you enlist me today!
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