Gospel Living

It has been my burden to preach the gospel in season and out of season as far as practicality allows.  Generally as a church I go with the saints on Saturdays evening. However, yesterday, it was raining the whole time and was not conducive to go out to a park. While I was studying the word and praying, I received a call from a brother inviting me for a dinner cum gospel preaching.

After we had a wholesome meal with the gospel friends who were young engineers, the burden to preach the gospel was realised. These two friends became our gospel candidates. One of them I have already met and he received the Lord already, but needs a lot of shepherding for spiritual growth, while the other was a brand new one. To the new one, we preached the gospel in a friendly way. As we ministered the word, the Spirit moved in him, and he was so convicted and convinced that he called upon the Lord's name and received the Lord. Right after the sinner's prayer with him, he clarified certain doubts about a Christian life. We presented the word as it is and gifted him the New Testament. In fact, we read some verses together. It was a wonderful evening of love-feast and gospel feast. 

The Lord was so faithful in giving us some to whom we can preach the gospel to. Even when circumstances were odd and going out to contact became impractical, still He arranged someone, somewhere, somehow to preach the gospel to, and then lead them to salvation.

The gospel is of Jesus Christ; He died for the sins of mankind. In fact, He is the Savior. Only that we, believers, have to pass on the good news of salvation to mankind that it may be applied to them in reality. The burden that I had for the gospel preaching was honored by the Lord, so He arranged people, place and time to release that burden.

Where there is a burden, there is a way. As long as one has a burden from the Lord, the Lord will always honor the burden and make way for the burden to be released. This He will do it, especially, in the matter of gospel preaching. Praise the Lord!

May we be those who are burdened by the Lord for the gospel and may we be those who live the gospel living; always burdened for the gospel and leading men to God.

Lord, burden me with Your burden to preach the gospel and bring people to You all the time. Make me a one who lives the gospel.