Stay in step with the Holy Spirit so other people can follow you to Jesus!

7/21/2020

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 NKJV

Paul the Apostle was not looking for disciples. He was not getting his name out there so he could become rich and famous. Paul was leading people to Christ. Leading people to faith in Jesus was the greatest desire of Paul’s heart!

Before I was saved a friend came by to study the bible with me. His teaching contradicted scripture. I told him I was going to look for a Christian church to attend.

My friend said I should not attend a church that professes to be Christ like but is not. He attempted to use the truth that we all sin and fall short of God’s glory to lure me into a cult.

Paul infers that we should not follow him when he is not walking in step with the Holy Spirit. Paul knew he would make mistakes, sin, and fail the Lord in many ways. Paul did not want anyone to follow him anywhere God was not leading.

Paul had no confidence in himself. Paul trusted the Holy Spirit to lead him and guide him so other people could follow him to Jesus!

You and I are not perfect. Our confidence should not be in ourselves when we step out in faith. We should not trust in our ability to lead anyone anywhere.

God wants us to trust the Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us so other people can follow us to Jesus!

The Lord wants us to be imitators of Christ. He wants us to lead other people to Jesus. You and I can be Christ like. We can be Christ like by allowing Jesus to form His life in us and live out His life through us.

Jesus wants you to declare your faith in Him so other people will be encouraged to declare their faith in Him. The Lord is calling us to stand up and point people in the direction they should go. The direction we should all go is toward the Cross of Christ.

Jesus died for the sins of the world. He wants us to consider ourselves dead to sin. We can lead people to Jesus because the Lord works in us to will and to do of His good pleasure!

Jesus loves you. He wants you to love Him. Jesus wants to love other people through you!

None of us has anything of eternal value to say to anyone. Jesus has much to say. Today the Lord is saying, Imitate Christ so you can lead people to Me!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Stay in step with the Holy Spirit so other people can follow you to Jesus!

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