“Do not lack diligence in zeal; be fervent in the Spirit; serve the Lord…..Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.” Romans 12:11, 21 CSB https://bible.com/bible/1713/rom.12.11-21.CSB
The CBMC National Men’s Conference this past week was very encouraging. Zeal has been fostered and fervency fueled. Now is the time to put into practice what has been encouraged. As disciples of Jesus, we must obey Jesus and His command to serve Him. Serving Jesus keeps evil in our lives at bay because we are busy doing good. Good is not the absence of bad but obedience to the will of God. Our mission as disciples given by our resurrected Lord and King is to go and make disciples. We are to bear much fruit in this endeavor, proving ourselves to be His disciples. If we have no discipleship fruit, we have no basis to claim that we are His disciples. CBMC makes fruitfulness simple, but we must take action to obey Jesus with zeal and fervor, committed to growing the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Beginning with the CBMC’s Ten Most Wanted card, we can start the discipleship process by obeying Jesus’ command to pray for all people because He desires no one to perish but for everyone to come to everlasting life. We need to list those we know and love who have not yet yielded their lives to the Lordship of Jesus and pray for their salvation daily. Next, we need to build our relational capital with these same people. We must invest time with them. Weekly, we should connect with at least one person for whom we pray to continue building our relationship to increase our influence in their lives. Finally, we must embrace CBMC’s Operation Timothy discipleship tool and start meeting with another person to encourage and build up one another in our most holy faith. Our country reflects ignorance and insubordination to Jesus and His commands as a result of our failure to make disciples by teaching obedience to everything Jesus commanded us. Meeting to learn of Jesus and His will for our lives will begin the process of revival and restoration to America. We must engage in God’s will, for this is good and pleasing to God, and CBMC makes that practical and productive. Let us engage now.
