Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
March 11, 2022: SOAP #4481:  Deuteronomy 16-18; Psalm 38; Galatians 2

SCRIPTURE:  Galatians (NIV) 2:7 [Paul writing] …they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, just as Peter had been to the Jews. 8 For God, who was at work in the ministry of Peter as an apostle to the Jews, was also at work in my ministry as an apostle to the Gentiles. 9 James, Peter, and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the Jews.

OBSERVATION: In the early church, there were two groups of believers.  There were those who had been born and raised in the Jewish religion.  They followed the religious pathway into which Jesus was born.  The second group had no Jewish background and did not even understand all the feasts, sacrifices, and temple requirements.  God loves both, so He sent James, Peter, and John to the Jews.  And He sent Paul and Barnabas to the Gentiles. 

APPLICATION: The same is true with this SOAP ministry.  I listen carefully to what God would have me write.  Every day I send it out by email, and blog, and Facebook.  God has given different people different assignments.  Some translate and post them on the internet.  Some print them and distribute them in the marketplace.  Some print and distribute them to churches and Bible studies.  Some forward email to their family and friends.  There are different assignments in different countries and in different languages.  But in whatever language and in whatever country, the message is from the Lord. 

The God who was “…at work in the ministry of Peter…was also at work in my {Paul’s} ministry…” And the same God is “at work” in these SOAPs.  To me the proof is how God has provided/assigned His servants to spread them. 

PRAYER:  Holy Spirit, anoint me each day with thoughts that are easy to understand, easy to translate, and easy to apply to each reader’s life. As each of us fulfill our assignment, help us to bring joy to the Father’s heart.  May Jesus be glorified! Amen

Pastor Leon
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