Slave to All
Slave to All
1 Corinthians 9:19 NLT
Even though I am a free man with no master, I have become a slave to all people to bring many to Christ.
This podcast is a repost, originally published on April 4, 2017.
Series: Paul’s Passion for Evangelism
Paul was passionate about reaching out to unbelievers.
- In this verse, Paul is not saying that he is going to start living a life of sin, or compromise in his purity in any way, but that he will try to be more relevant to the people he preaches to.
- This means that he would try to be more acceptable by people in order to minister the gospel to them by compromising on his preferences if needed but making sure it is not sinful.
- For example, there is a church which sends girls to pubs so that they could sleep with guys in order to share the gospel with them in the morning. This is being sinful and compromising their purity. However if one is made to work for an entire week without wages so that at the end he/she can share the gospel, he/she can go ahead and do that just to share Jesus with those people.
- Paul had an opportunity once to escape from prison but he stayed back and testified to the people there.
- This doesn’t mean that one becomes a people pleaser but that one makes it a priority to bring people to Jesus in such a way that his/her inconveniences don’t matter much and is willing to lay it all down in order to bring people to Christ.
One should be willing to go that extra mile like Paul was in his passion to see people being touched by Jesus.Hope this encourages you to go an extra mile for Jesus!
Psalm 147:2–3 reveals God's heart as a Restorer rather than a Punisher. Although Israel went into exile because of its own rebellion, God did not abandon His people. Instead, He promised to restore Jerusalem, bring the exiles home, heal the brokenhearted, and bind up their wounds.
The message reminds us that while God may use friends, pastors, counselors, or loved ones to help us, true healing and restoration ultimately come from the Lord. His restoration reaches every part of our lives—our hearts, relationships, health, finances, emotions, and spiritual walk.
God knows every wound, including those hidden from others. Unlike people, who can only comfort from the outside, He sees the deepest parts of our hearts and heals completely. His healing is so complete that even the scars of past pain lose their power to define us.
The devotion encourages believers to fix their eyes on God instead of relying solely on human help. No matter how far someone has drifted, how many mistakes they have made, or how broken they feel, God is still calling them back. His desire is to restore, heal, and make all things beautiful in His perfect timing.
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