SHARE JESUS OUT OF THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE!
SHARE JESUS OUT OF THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE!
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. —Psalm 30:4
On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. —Psalm 20:8
Let us sing praises to our Lord for He is worthy of our praises! Let us also give Him thanks for we have much to be thankful for as we consider Him, all He is and all He does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuuZMg6NVeA What do you have to praise and thank Him for?
- Life
- New life
- His church
- His Word
- His Spirit
- Family
- Spouses
- Children
- Grandchildren
- Great-grandchildren
- Jobs
- Homes
- The nation in which we live
- Geographically where we live
- Being able to know Him
- Being able to serve Him
- Being able to share Him with others…
These are a few things that come immediately to mind and there is just so much more. The last I put on this list was being able to share Jesus with others. In the verse above, Philip was one of the “seven.” He was one of the first “deacons” who was waiting on tables (Acts 3-5). Philip was also an evangelist. We see him sharing Jesus in Samaria and with the Ethiopian eunuch on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza and at Azotus and around that region (Acts 8:4-13; 26-40).
Praise and thanksgiving to our Lord cannot help but encourage us to share Him with others. Philip, a leader in the early church, had such a desire to share the gospel. So, do our leaders in the church have that same desire as a lifestyle and not just on Sunday morning? They should be setting the example that following Jesus and sharing HIm with others is to be an ordinary, supernatural lifestyle.
Yes, Dear Father, out of praise and thanksgiving my I share Jesus with others as we are commanded to do out of love for You and love for people. Oh, that we would by the power of Your Holy Spirit and in the authority of Your Son Jesus. So may it be all for Your honor and glory!
So do you have that desire to share Jesus? If not, something is surely wrong in your relationship with Jesus you claim to have… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcmqSfr1ENY If you do not know Him, call on Him now… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYZw0dfLmLk&t=8s