In today’s devotional, Dr. Michael Youssef explains how our lives are a living testimony and how we respond to God’s call matters.
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[00:00:00] You are listening to my Devotional, the Daily Devotional from Dr. Michael Youssef and Leading The Way. A willing witness by Dr. Michael Youssef. God wants us to tell others about His love not only through our words but also through our actions. Saying Jesus loves you is not enough.
[00:00:21] We need to demonstrate how God's love has changed our hearts and our souls. We need to be willing to submit fully to God's control over our lives as a living testimony.
[00:00:32] It's easy to do God's work when the recipient is someone we care for but what happens when God wants us to minister to someone who is offensive, obnoxious or condescending. Like Jonah, sometimes we're called to witness to people we don't feel great compassion toward.
[00:00:49] Neighbors or coworkers, we don't like or acquaintances who intimidate us. Jonah's response to God's calling was one of rebellion and resistance. Instead of heading for Nineveh, he ran for Tarshes. Instead of obedience, he chose to flee from God and from his call.
[00:01:06] Has God placed a call on your heart to witness to a particular person or to serve him in a certain way? How have you responded? Are you on your way to Nineveh? Or have you boarded the ship for Tarshes? Let's pray together.
[00:01:22] God, for give us for the times that we've not ministered to someone when we should have. We pray that you would give us new compassion for others and a desire to be a witness for you to everyone we meet. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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