Miki Hardy

Paul said in the book of Romans: ” How beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news…”.  This is a direct call for all of us not to stay at home but to find a place and people to share the good news of Jesus Christ. Enough is enough…. We cannot stay at home anymore everyday in our lounge knowing that people are ignorant about what Jesus did and can do for them. Let us one moment remember the days before we came to know Jesus Christ, as our Saviour and Lord. We thank the Lord that one day someone shared the love of Jesus to us, and today we should feel responsible towards the Lord to share His love to others. They will hear from us as we leave our comfort and go into the streets or in the homes. Our reward is first the joy of  seeing men and women be converted to Christ and then of course in heaven.

We should never underestimate the blessings of giving to the kingdom of God, to the poor and to those who are in need. Often christians give their finances to the Lord and only expect a material blessing in return. But we should look further than a material blessing when we give of our finances, we should expect a spiritual blessing as well. Our Father is interested in our spiritual maturity before our material blessing. Every thing that we do in obedience to God with all our hearts, opens the door for a spiritual blessing in our lives, may it be the giving of our finances or other things God asks us to do. We should expect both a material and a spiritual reward from God when we bring to Him our finances. Our Father is the one who meets our every need when we serve Him with all our hearts.

God changes the heart of the greatest sinner in a twinkle of an eye. We must never be discouraged when we share the gospel to someone with a closed heart but rather have faith in our God who changes hearts and in the power of the word of God. The Bible says that the word of God is like a hammer that breaks the rock. We are called to sow the seed of the word of God and have faith that the Holy Spirit will touch the hearts of those who hear the word. The Bible says that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation. Let us believe God to break all barriers and change the hearts of those who receive the seed. Our God can do the impossible.

It is sad that so many christians have never tasted the joy of witnessing and praying with someone to be born again. It is really a wonderful experience to witness the salvation of a sinner who comes to Jesus Christ. It is a joy that is very particular, not comparable to anything else, something to really experience as a christian. Christians can so easily be caught up with their problems and lose the vision of winning souls. In reality, sharing the love of Jesus to non christians will certainly remove their eyes and thoughts from their daily problems of life and allow them to enjoy their christian life. Jesus said that there is great joy in heaven when somebody receives the gift of salvation. There is also great joy in our hearts when we bring someone to Christ.

When Jesus told to His disciples that the harvest is ripe, He knew that the time was at hand for the Jews to hear the good news. There have always been times in the calender of God for special outpourings of His Spirit. We see this after Pentecost, when thousands of Jews were born again and later on in the history of  the church, where thousands of gentiles came to Christ during special times of revival. Do we feel that  we are living a special time when the harvest is ripe again? Do we  know how long will it last? Jesus is calling us to get out of our comfort zone and reach out to the lost in the streets, in the homes, in our work environment etc.  It is certainly a special time for taking the good news of Jesus Christ to this dying world. Let’s go…

This was the cry of the blind man to Jesus as he heard that the Master was passing by. He was sitting by the way side everyday of his life and he had lost all hope from this world which had no time for him and despised him. He cried to Jesus for mercy from the depth of his broken heart, because he felt that this was his last opportunity of receiving his sight. The suffering of this blind man depicts the state of this dying world today, where millions of people are lost in their sins and have no hope for the future. Men and women, old or young, are uttering the same unheard cry from their hurting soul. We are an extension of Jesus, and we are called to reach out to this world without losing time, and share the love of Jesus to all those who come on our way. We will soon discover that there are many “blind men” who are crying for mercy from deep down in their hearts. Jesus is ready to meet their need.