Every now and then, we should take a few steps back and consider the big picture. Jesus came to minister Love to a dying world and so should we. Isaiah wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 61:
1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”
Our Heavenly Father, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Most Holy Spirit are in the restoration business, motivated by pure Love. The mature Sons and Daughters are embracing this intent as well. The mind would like to spend time and energy on the less important in order to divert our focus from the big picture. Shouldn’t we look for the opportunity to minister Love on a daily basis? Shouldn’t our focus be on acts of kindness? Shouldn’t we seek out the opportunity to minister Love to this dying world?
Matthew wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 4:
23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.
25 Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Jesus is the ultimate example of walking out the big picture. Each of us is uniquely qualified to minister to a specific group of hurting people, even if it is only one hurting person. We don’t have to be amazing public speakers to minister one on one. We simply are to express FATHER’S Love and HIS Word to those who are ready to hear some great news.
We need not be Biblical experts in order to share FATHER’S Love. If we simply focus on the Words of Jesus, we can minister life contained in those Words. He came not to condemn the world and all those past sinful acts, He came to redeem us and transform us into FATHER’S Kingdom. As we spend more time focused on His ministry, we will receive greater empowerment to minister. Our boldness will even surprise us! Let us not forget the big picture as we go about our daily affairs. There may be a person with whom we will cross paths today who needs our ministry. Be ready!