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Discipleship Focus: Evangelist
- Evangelist: One
who looks for opportunities to proclaim the truth and is excited by it.
The evangelist specializes in interacting with the world and reminding
Christians that there are non-Christians in the world. An
evangelist is not timid about the faith and is often found have
discussions with other people about the faith.
As I read
through Psalm 40, I was hit by an old and familiar and favorite concept. However, I was not aware that this concept
was in Psalm 40! I knew of its existence
in passages like Hosea 6:6, Psalm 51:16-17, and Joel 2:13. But I was not familiar with its presence in
Psalm 40. I’m talking about Psalm 40:6-8. Burnt offering and sacrifice are not truly
what God is after. What God desires is a
heart that is inclined towards Him.
In other
words, God is not just looking to make us behave a certain way. God is not just looking for certain outcomes
in our life. He’s not expecting us to do
certain things and that’s okay. God
wants our hearts rent. He wants our hearts,
not just our outward action.
So, how
exactly does this tie into the topic of the evangelist? Look at one of the natural themes that David
gives to us as a conclusion to what God desires. If our heart is rent and our ear is inclined
towards God, we will tell other people about what He has done in our life! See Psalm 40:6, Psalm 40:9-10, and Psalm
40:16. The natural fruit of a heart that
is inclined to God are moments of evangelism towards His people!
God is at
work in all of our lives. If we are God’s
people, then we should recognize His hand at work. If we are God’s people, we should want to
declare what God is doing within us and through us. If we are God’s people, then evangelism
should be a part of what we do in our life.
We should be attributing God’s glory and presence in our lives so that
the people around us can see His hand at work.
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