After Jesus’ resurrection, He told the disciples in Matthew 28:18–20 that all power has been given unto Him. They are to go into all nations and preach the gospel. You will agree with me that there is so much going on in the world today that requires the power of the resurrected Christ. The whole world lies in darkness. All you need to do is pick up a newspaper or listen to the news. You begin to wonder what has happened to the creation that God the Creator said was good. Darkness has completely taken over. What else do you call a situation where a man or woman abuses his or her own biological child? Or where a man, who was given authority over all that God created, is sleeping with animals?
People’s minds are so depraved that they can do anything for money or to gratify their evil innate desires. The devil has taken over to the point that the few individuals who choose to stand for righteousness are looked upon as aliens from another world. Righteousness is no longer fashionable. When a young lady says she is keeping herself sexually pure for marriage, refusing to engage in sex before marriage, she is seen as someone diseased, to be avoided like a plague. Friends, and sometimes even parents, go all out to offer so-called “help” to get her out of such a stance, forgetting what the Bible says.
There is no two ways about it: you either dwell in light or in darkness. For every sexual partner you have, there is a transference in your spirit. A part of their life is deposited into you. What then becomes of you in the future after having sex with so many simply because you were “enjoying yourself”?
Abuse, addictions, and all forms of bad behavior hold their power through secrecy. An abuser threatens his victim not to reveal anything, saying that if anyone finds out, he or she will kill them or harm their loved ones. The Bible says in Isaiah 60:2 that there is gross darkness upon the earth. The whole world lies in wickedness. So you, the child of light, are expected to arise and shine. Darkness will always disappear when light comes.
You owe God a duty to arise and establish His counsel and His will wherever there is darkness. You have been delivered from darkness, and it would be selfish of you not to desire that others in darkness enjoy the light you now walk in. Moreover, the darkness you see and remain indifferent to will eventually affect you, either directly or indirectly. You have been told and sent into the world (Matt. 28:18–20; 1 John 1:6; 1 John 5:19; John 12:46; Isaiah 13:11).
You, the redeemed, have an assignment to the world, and you must fulfill that assignment. However, you must know what you have been called to do. Tarry in His presence until you are built and released. Then you will succeed in whatever assignment you are called into.
Let me leave you with this passage, Romans 10, with emphasis on verses 13–15. Yes, not all of us will be pastors or church leaders, but there are diverse ways we can preach the gospel. Our lives themselves are messages people see and respond to.
God will help us.