Labour For The Fruit
Monday, December 25, 2023Key Verse
“Thou therefore endure harness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ” (2Timothy 2:3).
Text — 2 Timothy 2: 1-7
Message
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reports claim as at March 23, 2022, that within one month of Russian invasion of Ukraine, close to 7,000-15,000 soldiers had either been killed or wounded. This aptly paints the picture of the commitment of soldiers who fought to defend their territories or conquer others. That was why the Russian and Ukrainian soldiers fought till they breathed their last on the battle field.
Apostle Paul likens Christian workers to soldiers. They are to labour selflessly like soldiers, not entangling themselves with the affairs of this world. They are to demonstrate the same high level of commitment to gain those territories that have not been reached for Christ. Hence Reinhard Bonnke declared, “I cry to God day and night for greater effectiveness in winning our generation for Him.” Our fruit of evangelism is very important. Christian youths can bear much fruit by taking the gospel to their unsaved peers at school and all young people around them. Can you labour for Christ till your last breath?
Quote
Labour for Christ
Challenge
Labour for Christ till your last breath.
Prayer for today
Strengthen me Lord to serve You to the end.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
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