SCRIPTURE: John (N IV) 20:30 Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book.
31 But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
OBSERVATION: Surely the writers of the gospels had trouble considering what to write in their gospels. Everything Jesus said and did was important. What should they write; what should they leave out? Of course, the Holy Spirit led and inspired them.
Today, I found myself in a similar situation. I was asked to preach in the church I pastored 13+ years 20 years ago. I sensed that the Lord wanted me to bring them up to date on what God is doing in my life. There are so many testimonies of God’s working, almost a new testimony every day! SOAP testimonies are always fresh!
I did not have time to tell them everything; I had to depend on the Holy Spirit to give the testimonies that would best minister to the people.
APPLICATION: Each day we must be listening to the Holy Spirit about what we should say to each person we meet. Especially when someone seems open for a conversation, we need to follow through with what God brings into our thoughts.
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, I surrender my thoughts and my words to you. What you have to say to them is so much more important than what I would say, so I speak through me. Amen
Pastor Leon
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