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By Philip Aiyabei
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As I sat on this bus travelling home from work, the sermon from the radio shifted my thoughts to what the preacher was sharing that lovely evening, indeed the passion and the love to encourage someone was theme of the speaker, you cannot claim to love God when your neighbor is in need and you fail to assist when you have been blessed with resources, he said.
As I reflected on the same I realized that there is more in being a Christian, not just an empty proclamation that we saved, our actions should likewise support our word testimony. God is calling us to resilience and violence in serving him more in our deeds that bring change and love to those around us. The passion in which apostle peter spoke the word powerfully after outpouring of the holy spirit is the same seal and energy we should practice in our relationship with God, when we fully immerse ourselves in the word and prayer then our actions will speak for itself, that same boldness enabled the great servants of God shadrack, meshack and Abednego to stand firm before the king and refuse to bow before the golden image.
May the passion to seek God and the desire to know Christ more ignite us that our daily lifestyle might win the favor of many that they may come to salvation. That resilience and persistence in seeking Christ is what God desires. Amen.
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For example, you could do something like this:
Exhausted, I sat on the bus. As it bounced my tired body around, I closed my eyes and focused on the sermon on the radio.
"You cannot claim to love God when your neighbor is in need if you fail to assist when you have been blessed with resources."
I nodded my head and thought about ways I could bless others.
This is just an example to show you what I mean. I'd urge you to find someone who can help you proof your piece. I can feel your passion to share the Gospel with others. While I had a hard time seeing the topic stir in this piece, I do see your passion to share with others. I wonder if the radio preacher' s words stirred some emotion in your heart, and those words, along with the examples from Peter, prompted you to act. I know it's not always easy to translate those musings into an article, but I admire your attempts and firmly believe God is speaking through you. I especially liked your prayer at the end. It quickly became my prayer as well.
We can't help it when the spell-checker don't tell us. (zeal) but put capitals on proper names.
Understanding our part in the Kingdom of God is sometimes hard to know. We know that some people are used to plant the seed while others are used to water the seed but all the time it is God who gives the increase. Our job may be to give our enemies a bite to eat and a drink of water or help our neighbor. God can bring us face to face with what he wants us to be doing - we just need to see it.