FRIDAY - 10TH SEPTEMBER, 2021
MORNING WINGS DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE - Olusola ADEJUMO
TO THE END THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BELIEVE
John 1:7, KJV
"The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe."
The work of a witness is to testify of something or somebody. John isn't the true light but he bears witness to that true light. All Christians have a call to be witnesses of our Lord Jesus Christ even to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).
We're to testify of Him and preach the gospel. God's intention is that through us others might believe. That's why it's impossible for people to hear or believe in the gospel without a preacher of the good news.
Romans 10:14, KJV
"How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?"
So, it's a privilege being a witness actually! John bears witness of Jesus. John didn't come to speak of Himself. He came to do Jesus honour by pointing people's attention to Him, His worth and His ministry. There is a kind of estimation that John gave to Jesus' ministry that made people cut off from John to be with Jesus. When John started witnessing and speaking in admiration of Jesus and His ministry, people left his (John's) ministry to join Jesus'.
John 1:36-37,KJV
"36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus."
John witnessed of the true Light. He didn't turn the flashlight on himself. Ahead of time, he had told the truth without denying it that "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:" (Matthew 3:11,KJV).
He told them "there is One amidst you whom you know not." That One amidst them is Jesus Christ who has the better ministry of fire and Holy Ghost baptism. You will agree with me that the witnessing of John led some people into believing in Jesus and His ministry.
So also, we're to witness. The witnessing I'm talking about is not only preaching the gospel but rather liking and giving good comments to what somebody has said or has written. Let's assume you hear a minister's sermon and you were blessed but didn't keep it to yourself but rather witness the things in that sermon to someone and tell people from whom you've heard such things that are powerful; do you know you've done something? Somebody could become a member of that denomination or ministry just like that. When you speak of the miracles, signs and wonders you saw; you'll be working on people's hearts to create interest in that minister whom God is using. Witnessing is what gives anyone disciples. A man that's ill spoken off cannot have disciples. A product ill spoken off can't have users. A dirty reputation won't gain followers. You will see that throughout that chapter that chronicles John's witnessing, he elevates and speaks of Jesus in high and respectful words. He agrees He is the better one with the ultimate power.
It's like reading a writeup online and liking it and commenting. Comments like "I'm blessed; indeed, this is teaching" etc will quickly draw men to wanting to read that same writeup. There will be curiosity to tap into what has blessed some people. However, that writeup might have been bypassed if it had not been liked or good witnessing made about it. Now that some people have witnessed of it, it seems to be more genuine, powerful and one that people can relate with or trust. They'll want to believe in the testimony of two or three. Is that not how you witness and make people join your network business and patronize you? Your intention was to speak about that system until some people believe in that risk.
Don't withhold your likes, good comments because they will all be witnessing and when it does, you will draw men to believe. Now, imagine if somebody gets blessed through your witnessing about a church, ministry, minister or sermon that you call powerful. Don't you think you'll have a reward for bringing a member either to the kingdom or to what God is doing.
Through John's witnessing, all men believed. May you also be a witness of good things so that through you people might believe. The intention of witnessing is to the end that people might believe. So, be a witness of good things.
PRAYER: Lord, teach me to be a witness of good things that through me all men might believe in Jesus Christ and what you're doing on earth.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 Samuel 20:14-21:22, Acts 1:1-26, Psalm 121:1-8, Proverbs 16:18
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