Another Day

It is painful at times, but sometimes we find ourselves uttering the words of the Psalmist:

Psalms 77:7-9  ”Will the Lord spurn forever, and never again be favorable?  (8)  Has his steadfast love forever ceased? Are his promises at an end for all time?  (9)  Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has he in anger shut up his compassion?”

Living in our sin-corrupted flesh is spiritual agony when we are brought to remember the holiness of God’s being and standards. The weight of guilt and the crushing blows of sin assailing our conscience can be so powerful that we cry out like the psalmist and query God: will it be forever? Will there never be restoration from God? Has everything promised to His people failed on account of our imperfection and worthlessness? Is there no grace left for me?

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This evening would be the start of a new series entitled “On Evangelism” for the church weekday bible study. Evangelism is a challenge for the Christian believer who tries his or her best to fulfill the command of our Lord. It is important to take note that the best evangelist that we should pattern ourselves after is Christ Himself (not Paul as many would put it, though Paul was mightily used in the proclamation of the gospel to the Gentiles) as given to us from the Gospel account. Christ came into this sinful world not only to preach the message of the Kingdom of God but to be the message of salvation.

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