Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©

He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
(Mark 16:15 (NIV))

There are three action verbs in this passage and two of them are directed to those who profess a faith in Jesus as their Lord and Savior!

We are to go!

That means that we are to not simply sit on the promises that we have been given. We are to take those promises and the truth of the Gospel and go into the world. For some, this means going to another country. For others, it may mean a different city, and for others it means that we are to go into our own neighborhoods, cities and towns.

What do we do once we have gone?

We are to preach!

We are to tell others of the truth of the Gospel. We are to share what that has meant in our lives.

I can feel the fear as I write this. Not all are called to be an evangelist that preaches in front of thousands of people. Some are called to let their actions preach in such a way that people see something different in you that they want in their lives.

I know that we are not all given the same gifts, so the following quote attributed to St. Francis of Asisi gives the less vocal of us a way to preach.

"Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words."

We can go and preach the good news through actions that are contrary to the way the world acts. We can point people to Jesus when the world is ridiculing Jesus. We can love like Jesus loved. We can live like Jesus lived. That means that we must go where people are hungry for the truth. That means that we must respond in grace and mercy when the world tells us to respond in hatred.

We must do all things in such a way that we always point to Jesus!

With that in mind, I have two questions for you.

Are you going? Are you preaching?

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