“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” (Jn. 15:16).
It is time to produce the fruit that comes from the seed God has planted in your life. Every morning you should ask, “Lord, what do You want me to do today? Where do You want me to go? Who do You want me to witness to?”
Your life must be a witness to every person you know. You must tell people the story that Jesus saves, Jesus lives, and Jesus will change their lives too, making a difference in them. By seeing Jesus in you, they will want Him too. As you bring them into the family of God, He will receive glory.
Satan will attempt to keep the person you are to witness to from crossing your path that day. So each morning you need to use your faith and believe God that the wall Satan tries to put between you and that person will be torn down. Then both of you will be where God intends for you to be.
Before boarding an airplane, I believe God for just the right person to sit next to me, someone I am to witness to on the trip. For two and a half hours, that person will be trapped. With no place to go, he will get to hear about Jesus and what He has done for me.
God wants to use His Church – everyone, not just the pastors – to share Jesus with people everywhere. He expects those sitting in the pews to begin pastoring the ones who have accepted Jesus as their Lord. That means looking out for them, praying for them, helping them learn for themselves how to stand on God’s Word.
After you have led someone to the Lord, God does not want you to stop there; He wants you to attach yourself to that person and begin to feed him or her the Word of God. Help them to grow up in the things of God just as you did. And then you will see your fruit growing and remaining as a result of your willingness to be used by God.
Study References: Matthew 13:8; Romans 7:4-6
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Keith Butler has been an ordained minister since 1974. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and holds diplomas from Canada Christian College and Rhema Bible Training Center.
He serves in ministry with the support of his lovely wife, Pastor Deborah L. Butler, and their children: Pastor Andre Butler (granddaughters Alexis, Angela, and April), Pastor MiChelle Ferguson and husband Pastor Lee (grandson Lucas), and Minister Kristina Jenkins and husband Pastor Joel (grandsons Andrew and Austin, and granddaughter Alyssa).