Encouraging, powerful words from Joshua Dubois. This is from one of the devotionals in his book, The President's Devotional - if you haven't purchased it yet, I highly recommend:
"Declare to difficult
problems, broken communities, those who are hurting most: in the name of
Jesus of Nazareth, rise up and walk!"
These words were convicting to me and served as a powerful reminder: Are we doing this? Are we living in the power of Christ's Spirit in us, going into the broken areas of our communities, loving and speaking in faith to the hurting, as our Savior did? Are we telling them the good news of Christ, speaking truth into their lives, and letting the Spirit use us to help bring about lasting change? In Christ, we have the power to truly change things. In Him, we can help break cycles, move individuals and communities forward, and most importantly, help people personally come to faith in Christ and rise out of the ashes, WALKING away from brokenness and towards Him.
I pray that we would believe in Christ's supernatural power in us and go to the scary, challenging, uncomfortable places where God has called us, declaring through His Spirit in us to those who are hurting the most: "Rise up and walk!"
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