Ephesians 4:1…I believe John the Baptist presented us with an important truth concerning the “price of service” when he said, “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30). The Apostle Paul understood this same truth while being imprisoned. Understanding his limits, his prayer was that his brothers and sisters of faith (in which he had invested his life), would fulfill their duties, since they had been called to same commission as he. I have to personally prepare myself by understanding certain truths. Things don’t revolve around me. The revolve around Jesus. He is the Center Of Life. Each day I must decrease, allowing Him to increase in my life and in the life of all those I have won and discipled for Him, in the fulfillment of the Great Commission. In my physical body, I am a prisoner, limited to however far my voice can reach. However, if I have discipled correctly, and they are faithful to the calling God has placed on their life, Jesus and His message will grow until they have reached every corner of the world. And here, my brothers and sisters, is the reason Jesus ordered us to disciple. Sadly, many of us don’t want to decrease, but increase, dedicating our lives to ourselves, being unfaithful to what we were called to do. “I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beg you…”
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 12:57:57 +0000
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