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April 30
Wednesday


A PERSONAL
GOSPEL

READ:
Romans 10:13-17
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Go into all the world
and preach the gospel
to every creature.
__Mark 16:15
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In John 3:16 we read, "For God so loved the world." But what about His love for individuals? The rest of the verse reveals the central purpose behind God's sacrifice of His Son: "That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Therefore, without exception, every person may interpret John 3:16 like this: "For God so loved me!"

A.B. Simpson, a great missionary of the past, often hugged a glove to his chest and wept over the world's lostness. Yet his global vision was marked by compassion for individuals. You and I also must feel the responsibility to take the gospel to our world--by sharing the good news with one person at a time.

Unfortunately, we often think of the Great Commission in terms of "foreign missions" only. "World missions" is perhaps a better term, for that includes our nearest neighbors, who are part of the world to which God has called us. And we are already there!

Like A.B. Simpson, embrace your smaller world through earnest prayer as you consider lost individuals in your family, neighborhood, and workplace. Then, as you seek to live and give the good news, expect God to open doors of opportunity. __Joanie Yoder
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`````````````````````Jesus died to bring salvation````````````````
`````````````````````For the rich and for the poor;```````````````
````````````````````Those of every tribe and nation__`````````````
`````````````````He includes the ones next door. __Anon.``````````
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The light that shines farthest, shines brightest at home.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ Romans 10:13-17**********

13 For "whoever calls on
the name of the LORD shall
be saved."

14 How then shall they call
on Him in whom they have
not believed? and how
shall they believe in Him of
whom they have not heard?
and how shall they hear
without a preacher? 15 and
how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it
is written: "How beautiful
are the feet of those who
preach the gospel of peace,
who bring glad tidings of
good things!"

16 But they have not all
obeyed the gospel. For
Isaiah says, "LORD, who
has believed our report?"

17 So then faith comes by
hearing, and hearing by the
word of God.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Isaiah had prophesied of the Babylonian exile (Isa. 39, 52:5)
and the restoration of the people from captivity (e.g., 40:2-3).
The ones who bring the exiles the good news of their imminent
release from captivity are described in Isaiah 52:7, "How beautiful
upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news."
In Romans 10:15, Paul applies this description to those messengers
who proclaim the good news of release from captivity to sin.
__Sim Kay Tee