Day 9
Well…today we had a few typographical errors as we had another church mentioned in the devotional…Here on the post I have corrected that problem!
Now, for the devotional thought…What gets you excited? Is sharing the Gospel something that wakes you up and gives you energy? ROCC is committed to sharing the Love of Jesus throughout the community! This world is hurting and people need Jesus more than ever as we are quickly approaching His return!
“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’”
Isaiah 6:8
Danny was a beautiful dog with boundless energy and enthusiasm. His master had found him as a small puppy during an extended backpacking trip, and they had been together day and night ever since. One day, his master had spent several spare hours trying to get the growing pup to fetch a stick when the concept suddenly clicked. From that moment on Danny was fanatical about this wonderful game called “fetch.”
Danny grew up to be a most faithful and obedient dog. He would come with a mere word, whistle, or whisper. He would stay on command, even for hours at a time! He would walk away when asked not to beg. He would make a running leap into his master’s arms upon request, and he would obey gladly, with a broad doggy smile on his face. But right from the start, his favorite thing was always fetch. At the words, “Go find a stick!” he would explode with frantic energy, never stopping until he had found one and brought it to the feet of his master.
Jesus has told believers to “Go!” One of the last directives he presented to the Church before His ascension was to “go make disciples.” (Matthew 28:18-19). History shows that many have paid heed to the call and been mightily used of God, while others have neglected their divine mandate.
At River Oaks Community Church, we are being called. We are being entrusted with a great responsibility and must not take it lightly. We do it, not because we must, but because we delight to do God’s will. We simply must reach the lost. We must build up the saints in the faith. We must send spiritual giants out into a needy world. We must reach, teach and send, and we must do it at any cost.
Prayer focus: Ask God to give us a boundless enthusiasm as we enter our Reaching Up, Reaching Out and to give us the same simple-hearted obedience as Danny to the Great Commission. Pray for the multitudes that will be touched locally and even globally as we realize our vision. Take some time to intercede specifically for the lost in our community.
“Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help…And then look Christ in the face, whose mercy you have professed to obey, and tell him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish his mercy to the world.” William Booth
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