A Macedonian Call
A message from The Daily Bread
Reflect & Pray
O stir me, O stir me, Lord, till all my heart is filled with compassion for those who are lost. Until Your compelling love drives me to pray and follow Your leading, not counting the cost. –Anon.
When the apostle Paul saw in a vision the man from Macedonia, it change the history of the world. Heeding the man’s plea to ‘come over to Macedonia,’ Paul altered his plans. It was in Macedonia he met Lydia and led her to the Lord, and it was there that the Gospel message was first given in the Western World.
All Christians should be on the lookout for “the man of Macedonia.” That man or woman may be well-educated, or have no education at all. He may drive an expensive car, or he my be poor and live on the streets. He may live next door, down the street, or across the sea. He may speak a different language. But wherever you find him, and whatever his situation, he has one pressing need – to know Jesus Christ as His Lord and Savior.
Sometimes that need is expressed in a cry for help. At other times it is veiled in bitter hostility to the Savior and the Gospel. Many times his sins and errors and crimes announce his desperate condition. Yet despite the thousand different ways he voices that need, the plea is always the same; “Come over……and help us.” (Acts 16:9)
Be Intentional about seeking out those in need of the Savior.
Praises & Prayers
Father, thank you for answering my call for help when I needed a Savior. Help me to share the love You gave me and the grace You gave and continue to give, with others. Open my eyes to see the need and answer the call. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Messages from His Word
Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”