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A Call to Warn

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.”
Ezekiel 3:17–19

Ed McCully had a wealth of talent and ability. He was a gifted college athlete and a powerful speaker. In fact, he won the Hearst Oratorical Contest in 1949 over ten thousand other student speakers. While studying law at Marquette University, Ed became convinced that God wanted him in ministry. He joined his friend Jim Elliot and began traveling and preaching across America. The two, along with three other friends eventually went to Ecuador, where they were martyred trying to reach a tribe then called the Auca Indians. Ed McCully died at just twenty-eight without the results of ministry that the world would judge successful. But by God’s standard, he did exactly what he should have done with his life and talents.
The Lord does not demand that we produce results, for that is His doing. Paul wrote, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase” (1 Corinthians 3:6–7). God demands that we faithfully deliver the message He has given us. That is the vital task we must not fail to perform. Every one of us is surrounded by people who are destined for Hell and need to be warned before it is too late.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

If we are faithful to warn the lost of the coming judgment, God counts us as successful.

The Holy Spirit Knows What to Do

by Joyce Meyer - posted February 19, 2017

But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth)….
—John 16:13

When God sends His Holy Spirit to work in people’s lives, He condemns sin, not sinners. Throughout His Word, we see clear proof of His love for individuals and His desire to nurture people so they can leave their sin behind and move on in His great plans for their lives. We never need to be afraid to let Him show us and speak to us about what we are doing wrong.
The Holy Spirit lives within us. His job is to lead us, teach us, help us with prayer, comfort us, convict us of sin, and lead us as we fulfill God’s plan for our lives.
We can trust the Holy Spirit because He knows exactly what needs to be done in our lives and the right timing for it. You might say we are broken and He knows how to “fix” us.
I am sure the Holy Spirit is working in and with you on some area of your life just as He is with all of us. I encourage you to submit to Him completely because He knows what He is doing and will do it exactly right. If people try to fix us or we try to fix ourselves, we often only make things worse, but the Holy Spirit works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform. We may not always understand or even like what He is doing, but the end result will be glorious. Relax, enjoy the day, and thank God that He is working in you.

God’s word for you today: Let go, and let God.