"And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not" (Acts 28:27-28).
When Paul arrived in Rome he sought opportunities to share the hope of Christ with others. He was able to arrange a meeting with the religious leaders and spoke to them about Christ. The religious leaders agreed to hear more and an appointment date was set for another meeting. Paul kept this divine appointments and some of those religious leaders became blievers. These divne appointments that Paul kept in order to share the gospel with others were the reason why God delivered Paul from many dangers, toils and snares and brought him safely to Rome. If you're saved and on this earth breathing God's air you have some appointments God wants you to make. Like Paul we need to be soul conscious and look for opportunities to share Jesus with those that are in our area of influence.
Have you had any appointments to share Christ with the lost? Are you soul conscious and looking for opportunities to share Jesus with those around you? Paul was and one of the reason why was because he made it a matter of prayer. Paul wrote."Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ..." (Col. 4:3). To the church of Ephesus Paul made this prayer request, "And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel" (Eph. 6:19). Pray everyday and ask others to pray that God would open doors for you to share the hope of Christ and give you the boldness to walk through it. And for me, that I too would have opportunities to share the gospel with others and that I will do so in the power and boldness of the Holy Spirit.
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