Acts 13 – Coming Soon! | In Christ Alone Devotions

There are so many people that are willing to go and do God’s work. There are many ways to do this task: we can sing for God, preach about God and the gospel, as well do missionary work, which is being sent out to preach about God.

One day as these men were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Dedicate Barnabas and Saul for the special work to which I have called them.” So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way. So Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. They went down to the seaport of Seleucia and then sailed for the island of Cyprus. There, in the town of Salamis, they went to the Jewish synagogues and preached the word of God. John Mark went with them as their assistant. Afterward they traveled from town to town across the entire island until finally they reached Paphos, where they met a Jewish sorcerer, a false prophet named Bar-Jesus. (Acts 13:2-6 NLT)

Let’s not be scared by what we read at the end—meeting false prophets, or be scared of facing something that gets in our way of preaching the gospel. It does not matter what it is. GOD is with us today and forever. With God we will be victorious. The more we go out to preach about the gospel of God the better it is, because the more people we talk to about Jesus, the sooner this leads to the time when Jesus is coming back. Everybody will know about the gospel of God. This involves going city to city, town to town, and country to country—whatever it takes for the people to know about Jesus. We may need to do some fasting and praying, asking God for guidance, to know what to tell the people. Talk to your friends and tell everybody you know that Jesus is coming again very soon. Be prepared to share so that Jesus will come sooner. God is our strength and our shield.

Fredy Martinez

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