Monday November 17, 2014 Seize Every Opportunity Colossians 4:2-6 (NIV) Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Life is full of opportunities. Every day we meet with new opportunities; whether of service or of building new relationships. It is very easy to miss those opportunities if we are not watchful. We have to be prayerful and watch out for those doors that God opens for us. Paul says we should devote ourselves to prayer and be watchful in prayer (v.2). Our persistence is an expression of our faith that God answers our prayers. Faith shouldnt die if the answers come slowly, for the delay may be Gods way of working His will in our lives. When we feel tired of praying, we should know that God is present, always listening, always answering; maybe not in ways we had hoped, but in ways that He knows are best. Paul asked for prayer that he could proclaim the Good News about Christ clearly, and we can request prayer to do the same. No matter what approach to evangelism we use, whether emphasizing life-style and example or whether building relationships, we should never obscure the message of the gospel. We should be wise in sharing the Good News with others because, no matter how much sense the message makes, we lose our effectiveness if we are not courteous. We all like to be respected, and must respect others if we want them to listen to what we have to say. May God help us to seize every opportunity and make the most of it. Amen. Be Blessed.
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