Saturday 24 Jun 2023

June 24: Isaiah 40:6-9

Key Verse: Isaiah 40:6
A voice says, ‘Cry out.’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’

Devotion:
Are you scared to share the gospel because you think you will have to stand up in front of lots of people and talk publicly about God? God has called each one of us to share the gospel, but He has not called us all to be preachers or evangelists! There are other people who may have a similar outlook to you – God created us all different and has given each of us unique skills to be able to reach unique people with the gospel!

This is not something new which Christ told the disciples about but something which has always been in God’s people. Here the prophet Isaiah asks the question “who do I need to go and talk to?” And God’s answer is to go to people… Each of us has our own limitations and all of us are tempted to do things contrary to God’s will from time to time. God’s instruction is simple; if you are able to help just one person who needs a little bit of help to get back on their feet, then you have done what God has asked you to do!

It does not matter if we ourselves have fallen down, tripped over, withdrawn to a quiet place or whatever, we can still reach out to another person who may be in the same place as us. No matter what state we are in, we are able to help someone else.

I don’t seem to be very good at keeping houseplants alive, so when someone tries to tell me how a plant can come back to life with some care, I’m a bit lost! This passage may ring a bell with you because you may be able to relate how plants can be saved. What I’m trying to say is we are all different and it takes different people to reach different people!

Points to Ponder:
Do you think you are too different to a preacher to talk about God?

Do you think you could reach a different person?