Shoes shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace

 

Ephesians 6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;


Shoes for a Roman soldier had to be on at all times to provide a certain kind of readiness for battle or at the slightest call of the commander. 


We certainly don't know when the Lord will issue a command for us to act or have an answer ready for someone who needs an explanation for the hope of the gospel that we have, but we certainly do need to be ready. 


There are so many needs to meet for hurting people all around us. All we need to do is to be ready to be used. God uses the available ones and those who are willing to be used. I always use this analogy that when danger strikes, there's no time to prepare, you simply act. And if in the natural men are ready at the slightest call, why don't you use times of peace to feed on the word, to listen to it, to grasp the truths of the gospel which you will apply when the call happens? My mentor Pr David Ankunda always tells us that preparation time is never wasted time and that every time is your opportunity to prepare. You cannot afford to lax when the enemy is not. 


And the gospel is one of peace. We give what we have. If we experience peace between us and God, we shall definitely give it out. If we don't we shall not feel obliged to give it out. God is no longer at war with us, His justice was met by the death of Christ at the cross. So we are at peace with Him. No longer are we enemies with God, hallelujah. 


Once the believer grasps that revelation, he will always be on the go to share it. One sign of backsliding Christians is that they are not willing to share the good news of how God saved them, and neither care to find out how best they can share it. When they meet a tough question from a religious man whom they are trying to witness to, they give up forever. No way! That's not our kind. We should seek answers to those tough questions so that at any other time we encounter a similar question we are ready with an answer. 


EK

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Justified by faith

Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: God has made us right with Himself. This is extremely good news because we could not measure up to His standard of righteousness portrayed by the law.  Most religions including some who profess Christianity advocate for a "do right and be right with God" kind of relating with God. This puts the burden of salvation upon the performance of the adherents to such religions. On the other hand true Bible faith, says believe right and then be made right with God independent of your actions. All this is because of God's goodness who wants all to be saved whether they have any previous morally good life or not. If you really get a revelation of this you would burst for joy and rejoice in what God has made you instead of what you can do for Him, hallelujah! It all starts with faith. If you believe you are justified or are forever made just before him, it affects your life in a certa...
Read more

When a heart(soul) heals

Many hearts are wounded, broken, sick, depressed, bleeding but when the heart of a man heals, they start to live again. That man starts to blossom, to dream again, to shine brighter and to love again. Psalm 34:18, But the Lord is close to the broken hearts, to the wounded, frustrated ones, He is always there. Surprisingly many people are broken hearted and they don't know what to do. Because of the failure they have experienced before, they face shame and as a result they choose to hide themselves. Some end up committing suicide since they feel hopeless and their dreams beyond reach.  If you happen to be in this situation first and foremost you need to forgive yourself, release that anger and let go of the past. Secondly you need revelation of your identity in Christ. If you aren't born again, you need to first surrender to Jesus as Lord. God is more willing to heal your heart(soul) and your story than you do. All He needs is our consent and cooperation. Let go and let God.  T...
Read more

A year of good things

Image
Matthew 7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? Years represent new seasons. Every season God has a specific word for us His children that we need to run with. When we run the year based on that Word, our results will be evident. In this season as the Streams of life and Nations churches God gave us a word through our Father Bishop Gerald Mwebe that we are going to have good things.  Last year 2025, was a year of great grace. This year God prophetically is giving us good things. One of the good things He has already given us is the gospel. The gospel is the message we preach and live by. We need to realise as believers that we have a message which will touch lives not only in this world but for eternity. The gospel is not only for non believers but for nonbelievers also. Many believers all they hear are the curses that follow them from the past generations....
Read more