REWARD: Preach the gospel voluntarily, and you will have a reward - 1 Corinthians 9:16

For when I preach the gospel, I cannot boast, since I am compelled to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! If I preach voluntarily, I have a reward; if not voluntarily, I am simply discharging the trust committed to me. 1 Corinthians 9:16-17 NIV

Infallible truth: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile." Romans 1:16; "And He [Jesus] said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned."' Mark 16:15-16; "But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach); that if you will confess with your mouth, that Jesus is Lord, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved." Romans 10:8-9

Praise & Prayer
Heavenly Father, I know You can easily dispatch Your angels to fly throughout the earth and proclaim the gospel to people of all nations, tongues, and languages. Yet, as I read this scripture, I realize that You've chosen imperfect sinners like the disciples and me to preach the good news of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit, please fill me with the boldness of a lion and a willing heart to share the gospel with someone today who is broken and devoured by the devil. Open their heart to believe that Christ died for our sins and rose again from the dead so that, by believing in Him; we might receive forgiveness and the unfailing hope of everlasting life. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus, my Savior

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