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JESUS’ RESURRECTION
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
Acts 4:1-2

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

 

“…and that he rose again the third

day according to the scriptures.”

 

JESUS’ RESURRECTION
 
In an age when the preaching of the gospel is considered offensive, many Christians have stopped declaring the good news of salvation. Satan’s way of preventing people from believing is to threaten the believers with loss of their earthly provisions that they may cease from sharing their faith. But how should Christians evangelise in the midst of a society that says no to evangelism? In some countries which are cold and harsh to Christianity, the people may not outwardly oppose your faith but they may find fault with you in many other ways. However, by the way you conduct yourself, in talking to them, in your prayerful spirit and the unashamed confidence in God’s Word, the Lord will open the way for witness. They themselves will ask about “the faith.”
 
Preached by believers: They were actively preaching the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. No other people had the courage to spread the good news of the resurrection except those who had seen the Lord Jesus Christ alive and were with Him before He ascended back to heaven. It was while they were speaking that they were interrupted, but they could not be stopped. They kept proclaiming the wonderful news of the resurrection of Christ. They kept on telling the people even if they knew that they would be reprimanded by the elders, especially by the Sadducees who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. However, the disciples were courageous to continue evangelising and were not prevented by the anticipated opposition.
 
Grieved the unbelievers: The opposing camp was composed of the religious leaders of their day. They were the top of their hierarchy. They had all the religious powers to stomp on the budding church of Christ. This was Satan’s attempt to destroy the beginnings of the church. They did not want the people to hear this truth.
 
Do you believe in your heart that God has raised Christ from the dead? Do you also hope to be resurrected when the Lord Jesus returns?
 
THOUGHT: Am I looking forward to the coming of Christ?

PRAYER: O Father, let me be a witness of Christ’s resurrection.

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