Christ’s Message to the World

“Now He said to them, ‘These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.’ Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.’” Luke 24:44-49

Has the truth of God’s Word been accompanied by the demonstration of the power of God in your life? We tend to look for the grand miracle in response to that question - healing of sickness or disease - but God demonstrates His power in our lives in a much broader vein also.

Have you noticed a change in habits, attitudes, or actions which have needed to be altered, changed to conform with who you are in Christ? Dropping the habit of lying or of abusive or dirty speech is just as miraculous as being healed of the ravages of cancer.

The power of God is released in the lives of His children primarily for the purpose of making a statement to those who do not know Him. Have your unsaved friends and neighbors witnessed the expression of God’s power in your life, leading them to repentance and salvation?

Your faithful and articulate witness concerning God’s love for them may exhibit the power of God in your life - and you may be totally unaware since you don’t know the heart and mind of the other person. Begin to ask the Lord to use you as an extension of His life, an expression of His love, and an exhibition of His power to those around you. He will.

The Gospel is a proclamation, a declaration of truth, and a demonstration of power.