Ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no god formed, neither shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside Me there is no Saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are My witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am GOD. Yea, before the day was I am He; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand: I will work, and who shall let it? (Isaiah 43:10-13)
Israel was during that day, and will be again a witness to GOD. His power, His grace and His salvation both nationally and personally. In this time of the Gentiles, the Church is to be His witness of what He has done, and what He will do. We are (all of us, not just the preacher) to proclaim His Word boldly, preach His Gospel consistently, and prayerfully live and work in Him and He in us as we work out our salvation.
Our unbelief, and our disobedience to GOD's Word may interrupt GOD's perfect plan for someone's salvation, but it will not prevent it. Only their unbelief and unwillingness to repent and surrender to GOD on His terms will keep them from being saved. Just as we, at some point believed and received Jesus Christ by faith, so must each person understand their need for Him and be born again for themselves. We cannot do it for them, all we can do is tell them of the love of GOD, after we have lived the Gospel we believe, as best we can with GOD's help so that they may hear and respond.
If you are reading this and wondering what it is all about, it may be because you have never experienced the new birth that GOD has freely offered. He is not willing that any should perish and wants you to come to the knowledge of the Truth. The truth of GOD's Word, and that He loves you so much that He willingly took on the form of a man, and went to the Cross of Calvary for your sIn that has separated you from Him. He wants you to be with Him, to experience a new and eternal life, now and always. Believe Jesus Christ and be saved today.
If you are one of His, be the witness for Him that He wants you to be.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
Our unbelief, and our disobedience to GOD's Word may interrupt GOD's perfect plan for someone's salvation, but it will not prevent it. Only their unbelief and unwillingness to repent and surrender to GOD on His terms will keep them from being saved. Just as we, at some point believed and received Jesus Christ by faith, so must each person understand their need for Him and be born again for themselves. We cannot do it for them, all we can do is tell them of the love of GOD, after we have lived the Gospel we believe, as best we can with GOD's help so that they may hear and respond.
If you are reading this and wondering what it is all about, it may be because you have never experienced the new birth that GOD has freely offered. He is not willing that any should perish and wants you to come to the knowledge of the Truth. The truth of GOD's Word, and that He loves you so much that He willingly took on the form of a man, and went to the Cross of Calvary for your sIn that has separated you from Him. He wants you to be with Him, to experience a new and eternal life, now and always. Believe Jesus Christ and be saved today.
If you are one of His, be the witness for Him that He wants you to be.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet
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