DAY 308 Read John 20:24 through chapter 21; Matthew 28:16:20; Mark 16:14-20; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11.
Today's reading: Christ's earthly mission culminated in His ascension. During His last few days on earth, Jesus gave His followers their commission and the promise of power to accomplish the work.
Memory gem: "Ye shall receive power, after the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto me...unto the uttermost part of the earth" (Acts 1:8).
Thought for today:
Some people say, "If I get a call, I'll witness for Jesus. If I am employed by the church or some religious organization, then I will witness for Him." We are not to wait for that. We do not need a special call. We already have Christ's call, "Ye shall be witnesses unto me." There is no if, but, or when about it. The question is, Are you a witness?
Joseph Tyega, a national pastor in the Cameroons, West Africa, came to America for study at Princeton Seminary. During the winter vacation he underwent an operation at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. While in bed recuperating, he found himself with an absolute unbeliever on one side and a cynical graduate student of philosophy, the son of a foreign diplomat, on the other.
As Mr. Tyega was reading his Bible one day, the graduate student remarked: "Do you believe that stuff? It's foolish."
Whereupon Mr. Tyega replied, "It says right here that philosophers would call it foolish."
Through the witness of this African student, both the graduate student from Europe and the American skeptic accepted Christ as their Saviour.
And that is the way it goes around the world. Call the witnesses! "Ye are my witness," said Jesus.
Friend, what is your testimony? Are you a witness to the converting, saving, upholding power of Christ?
Today's reading: Christ's earthly mission culminated in His ascension. During His last few days on earth, Jesus gave His followers their commission and the promise of power to accomplish the work.
Memory gem: "Ye shall receive power, after the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be witnesses unto me...unto the uttermost part of the earth" (Acts 1:8).
Thought for today:
Some people say, "If I get a call, I'll witness for Jesus. If I am employed by the church or some religious organization, then I will witness for Him." We are not to wait for that. We do not need a special call. We already have Christ's call, "Ye shall be witnesses unto me." There is no if, but, or when about it. The question is, Are you a witness?
Joseph Tyega, a national pastor in the Cameroons, West Africa, came to America for study at Princeton Seminary. During the winter vacation he underwent an operation at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. While in bed recuperating, he found himself with an absolute unbeliever on one side and a cynical graduate student of philosophy, the son of a foreign diplomat, on the other.
As Mr. Tyega was reading his Bible one day, the graduate student remarked: "Do you believe that stuff? It's foolish."
Whereupon Mr. Tyega replied, "It says right here that philosophers would call it foolish."
Through the witness of this African student, both the graduate student from Europe and the American skeptic accepted Christ as their Saviour.
And that is the way it goes around the world. Call the witnesses! "Ye are my witness," said Jesus.
Friend, what is your testimony? Are you a witness to the converting, saving, upholding power of Christ?
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