Jesus has entrusted us with the Gospel to change human destinies and human lives. We cannot take that lightly.

The Gospel is not just a message that makes people’s lives better, but a message that pulls people from the depths of hell.

Many are ready to hear the Gospel, but fewer are ready to preach the Gospel. Are you called to preach the Gospel?

Let me tell you a story about me. I didn’t think I had what it takes. I thought I wasn’t Gospel material.

But the truth is, when I saw the need on the streets of Singapore – people walking past me and knowing they were not yet saved – my heart was moved with compassion like Jesus.

I knew I had to bring the Gospel to my school or to anyone who would listen. 

For the past year I have been preaching the Gospel to complete strangers online and beyond Singapore in Asia, America and Africa.

And I realised that, though I didn’t feel ready, the truth was that I was ready, because all I needed was to know the Gospel. 

You are the vessel to carry the light

Jesus has readied and commissioned us to go.

As He said in Matthew 28:18-19: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”  

When Jesus was speaking here, He wasn’t speaking to top Bible school students; He was speaking to fishermen.

This is a commandment for all, not just evangelists or pastors. Sharing the Gospel is not an option; it is a commandment!  

Either we live out the Word of God or we live in rebellion.

The Church has to be a lifeboat rescuing the perishing, not a cruise ship recruiting the promising. 

If you have truly caught God’s heart for the lost, you cannot live a normal life. 

A lot of people don’t want to give up their lives for Jesus. But each one of us is anointed to preach the Gospel. 

As the Bible tells us, the Spirit of the Lord has anointed us to preach the Gospel, to set the captives free. (Luke 4:18)

Don’t let your fear of man or fear of failure overshadow God’s call.

Obedience is not birthed out of convenience. Jesus isn’t asking you to do something easy. But He will empower you with boldness to do it, to be bold enough in the middle of opposition and inconvenience.

You should be thinking: What would it profit me to gain the world, but in doing so, see my friends lose their soul? (Mark 8:36)

You were called for such a time as this. You were born in this generation for a purpose! You are placed in this nation for a calling!

The late Reinhard Bonnke, founder of Christ For All Nations, once said: “Jesus does not sit with sitters and sleep with sleepers, but He goes with goers and works with workers.”

Look up! The field is ripe for harvest, wherever you are in this world. Your family, friends and neighbours need to know Jesus. And you are the vessel to carry the light to these people.

“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl.” (Matthew 5:14-15)

So let us pray:

Dear Lord Jesus, I thank You that everyone hearing this is anointed to preach the Gospel and to set the captives free. I pray that where there is fear and intimidation, there shall be a greater spirit of boldness. When people go out and preach the Gospel, may they see salvation, signs, wonders and miracles and their lives will never, ever be the same. Lord Jesus, we honour Your work on the cross and we thank You for it.

In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Reflect

1. “Jesus has readied and commissioned us to go.” Looking back on your life, how has God readied and prepared you to share the Gospel?

2. Who are the “captives” in Isaiah 61:1-3? Who are the “captives” you see around you today?

3. What fears or concerns do you have when you think about missions either in Singapore or in the nations? How do you see these concerns in the light of Luke 4:18, that says the Spirit of the Lord has anointed us to preach the Gospel and to set the captives free?

Pray

1. Pray for your speech, actions and choices to win those in your circle of influence for Christ.

2. Pray for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Act 2:17) upon the communities and nations you have been sent to preach the Gospel, believing that God desires them to come to His saving grace.

3. Pray over Matthew 4:19: “Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” First, we follow Christ, and then we become fishers of men. Commit to higher discipline, a deeper prayer life, more devoted study of His Word in order that we may boldly step into our role as fishers of men.

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