The Lord Was With Them

 Scripture:

“Then the disciples left and preached everywhere. The Lord was with them, and the miracles they worked proved that their message was true.”  ‭‭Mark‬ ‭16:20‬ ‭CEV‬‬

Observation:

After Jesus had died and resurrected, He sent out His disciples to the ends of the earth with the Good News of his resurrection. They preached “everywhere” and “the Lord was with them”. God did miracles to prove that their message was true.  The thing that stood out to me this morning was that “the Lord was with them.” When Jesus is WITH you, miracles will happen. 

Application:

I never want to preach on my own, I want the Lord Jesus to be WITH me as I preach His message. It’s one thing to preach FOR Jesus, but I want to preach WITH Jesus. I want the resurrected Christ to be with me when I preach His word. Miracles happen naturally when Jesus is in the room. Everywhere He went, miracles happened. When we preach about Him, He comes and miracles follow. I want to preach WITH Christ and not just ABOUT Christ.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, come and fill me with Your Spirit. Come and be with me when I preach Your word.  You presence changes everything and I long for Your presence.  You came back to life and I love for You to come and work with me to accomplish Your purposes. I want to know You more and more and become a better representative of Yours to the ends of the earth. As I preach, come and be WITH me.

Yours,

Jeff