Memorise:
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto
the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside
down are come hither also; Acts 17:6
Read: Acts 8:5-12
5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that
were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were
lame, were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the
same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out
that himself was some great one:
10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the
kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both
men and women.
Message:
Jesus left a group of 11 apostles behind when He ascended to heaven. He
left them with a purpose and a mission to the world. He left them in
the world, not to get absorbed or influenced by it, but to change it.
Did they succeed? They very well did. Not long after Jesus had gone, in
far away Thessalonica, the people exclaimed that the Christian brethren
had “turned the world upside down”. This was an acknowledgement of the
fact that they had brought change to the world (Acts 17:6).
For
us in this generation, we should realise that the generation that the
world cannot change is the generation that will change the world. If the
believers of old were flowing with the Satan influenced current of
their time, they would not have made any impact and they would not have
passed down the torch of the gospel effectively through successive
subsequent generations.
To change the world, you need to
understand the current situation of the world, its functions and the
active players involved. You cannot change a system you know nothing
about. Some of us don’t know the current trends in the world around us.
If you truly see yourself as being on a mission for God on earth, you
cannot afford not to care about what is going on around you. Even our
Lord Jesus Christ was aware that a tower fell on some people in Siloam
and was able to appropriately reply those who asked Him questions
regarding the incident (Luke 13:4). Next, you need to map out your
strategy. Through careful planning, strategise for the desired change
you want to introduce, considering the resources at your disposal in
Christ and who is behind your vision (Luke 14:28). Having done all
these, “stick to your guns” in Christ. Don’t be lured away from your
objective, don’t succumb to intimidations or blackmail and don’t be
distracted (Philippians 3:13-14).
Action Point:
How much are you contributing towards changing the world by witnessing Jesus Christ? Be involved!
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 CHRONICLES 10-13 and ECCLESIASTES 1:1-11
AUTHOR : Pastor E.A. ADEBOYE
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