I can remember a few years back while getting my daughter ready for a cheerleading competition, one of
the parents coming to me and out of the blue she told me, I would be an evangelist. At the time I just looked at her
and said thank you. Not really understanding her purpose or what she meant, I brushed it off. I understand now
that we all are evangelists. Not all in the formal sense, but we have all received gifts that we can use to help
fulfill God's commands. We must actively and vigorously build up other believers.
Snapshot point: There are no “off the clock”
moments as a Christian, where you can “dis-identify” yourself from Christ. As a believer,
you are a representative of Christ – but more so – you are a minister sent and authorized by God.
The Bible teaches that every Christian is:
Created
for ministry (Ephesians 2:10)
Saved for ministry (2 Timothy 1:9)
Called into ministry (1 Peter 2:9-10)
Gifted
for ministry (1 Peter 4:10)
Authorized for ministry (Matthew 28:18-20)
Commanded to minister (Matthew 20:26-28)
Prepared for ministry (Ephesians 4:11-12)
Needed for ministry (1 Corinthians 12:27)
Accountable for and
rewarded according to his or her ministry (Colossians 3:23-24).
This
means ordinary people with children and jobs and mortgages and really, really full calendars — in other words, people
just like you — are called to be ministers from God.
Find your purpose as a child of God
and pursue your mission.
Anita
