The world Changer
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014. THEME : WORLD CHANGERS.
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.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 CHRONICLES 10 – 13 AND ECCLESIASTES 1 : 1 – 11.
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!
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE.
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.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 CHRONICLES 10 – 13 AND ECCLESIASTES 1 : 1 – 11.
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!
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE.
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