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of the Lord is at hand. As the Lord gave the former rain to establish the early church
beginning with the day of Pentecost, may He give us the latter rain to restore His church to
her original Biblical pattern, power, and purity in these latter days.
away from their sins. If it were up to most of us, however, we would soon act like the
disciples who wanted to call down fire from heaven on the miserable wretches who dared to
resist the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Oh, how quickly we forget how bad we werebefore the
grace of God transformed our lives, enabling us to become humble rescuers of others!
The Power of the Evangelist
Third, the power is in the message, not in you or me! As Paul reminded the saints in
his day, But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may
be of God and not of us. (2 Corinthians 4:7-8) We are simply ambassadors, called to pass
on a message that we did not write and called to deliver that message faithfully! The
Gospel existed long before we were born so woe to us if we start tampering with this eternal
Good News, adding or taking away anything from it! The message of sin, judgment, and
salvation in Jesus Christ is the greatest story anyone can ever tell. May God make us
faithful bearers of this Great News.
The High Calling of the Evangelist
Fourth, the calling of the evangelist is a high calling. We have been ordained by the
Lord to reach unreached multitudes for Christ. The fulfillment of this part of our calling is
neither easy nor automatic. It may also be strongly contested and even belittled, but with
God all things are possible. We need to prayerfully remember the words of Isaiah 55:8-11.
The Difficulty of the Evangelists Calling
Fifth and last, and I feel that I must emphasize this, the calling of the evangelist is not
an easy one.
Never give up on your calling! Never become something other than what
God has called you to be! Being an evangelist usually does not come with a salary, but God
will still provide. Being an evangelist does not come with a written manual or agenda. We
must advance on our knees and by yieldedness to God. The words of 2 Corinthians 5:7-8
must be true of our lives, For we walk by faith, not by sight. Then again, the greatest
works of God are always done by faith, and not by human ability or ingenuity.
To be an evangelist is to be misunderstood by some, including believers. Some church
leaders and pastors may even think that we are in competition with them, but the work of
the evangelist is to build up the church of Jesus Christ, not our own little kingdom. Some
believers will not understand our burdens, what it is that concerns us so much, yet let us
never despise the burdens that God puts on our hearts.
Called to Faithfulness, Not to Fame
Last but not least, most evangelists will never be famous here on earth. A few will,
but most remain largely unheralded and unknown in this life. Nevertheless, may God give
us grace to be faithful in every aspect of our calling here, and thereby to have our names
known in Heaven!