Your Daily Devotional for April 19, 2006

April 19, 2006

 

Stake Your Claim

by Dr. Paul Chappell

 

“The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.”

John 4:28-30

 

Leading someone to Jesus Christ is one of the most rewarding things a Christian can do in life. There really is nothing more exciting than soulwinning! Yes, it takes patience to lead new Christians and you may feel that you don’t have all the answers, but God will give you grace and wisdom just as He has promised.

 

We have mapped out our city so that nearly three times a year every resident will receive an invitation from a member of our church. The Bible tells us in Acts 20:20 that the Aposlte Paul went both publicly and from house to house when sharing the Gospel.

 

In the neighborhood of one of our church members, a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses were door knocking. One of our teenagers in the neighborhood noticed them and knew they were Jehovah’s Witnesses. He said, “Mom, quick—get me some tracts. I am going to cut them off at the pass.” He grabbed some tracts and started knocking on doors as he headed towards them. When he got to them, he identified his church and said, “You will have to go somewhere else, because we are already on this street.” They got flustered and went to the other side of the street. He did the same thing again on that side of the street. Finally, they got frustrated enough to get in their cars and leave the area. You know what this teenager was doing? He was claiming his neighborhood for Jesus Christ.

 

America desperately needs Christians who will responsibly claim the land God has given to them. This is exactly what the woman at the well did in John chapter four. She didn’t have scriptures. She didn’t have the Roman’s Road memorized. In fact, the book of Romans hadn’t even been written yet! She just said “come and see” and the whole city came to Christ! Your testimony is one of the most powerful tools in your soulwinning arsenal. Share it with someone today. Tell them to “come and see” and stake your claim!

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