Your lifetime assignment from Christ.

Your lifetime assignment from Christ.

Luke  19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

Christ’s charge to all His faithful followers of all ages is for them to be occupied serving Him, till He comes for us during the imminent rapture.

John  12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

He wants you to engage in lifting Him up through your Christlike lifestyle, utterances and adornment to draw multitude to Himself.

Peter, Paul and his fellow Brethren, Silas, Timoteus engage themselves in doing this tirelessly.

They lived Christlike lifestyle through which they drew others to Christ.

1 Thessalonians  2:10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

1 Peter  5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:  5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;  5:3 Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.  5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

Through this Christlike lifestyle, Multitude were drawn to Christ at Cesarea and  Philippi.

Acts  10:9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:  10:10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,  10:11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:  10:12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.  10:13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.  10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.  10:15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.  10:16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.  10:17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate,  10:18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.  10:19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.  10:20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.  10:21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?  10:22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.  10:23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.  10:24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.  10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.  10:26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.  10:27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together.  10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.  10:29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?  10:30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,  10:31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.  10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee.  10:33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.  10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:  10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.  10:36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)  10:37 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached;  10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.  10:39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:  10:40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;  10:41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead.  10:42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead.  10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.  10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.  10:45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.  10:46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,  10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?  10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

Acts  16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.  16:10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.  16:11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;  16:12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.  16:13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.  16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.  16:15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.  16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:  16:17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.  16:18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.  16:23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:  16:24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.  16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.  16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.  16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.  16:28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.  16:29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,  16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?  16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.  16:32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.  16:33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.  16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

Like Paul and his team, Christ our Master and Lord expects you too, to be doing same to advance His kingdom on earth.

Great rewards awaits you for doing this at the end of time.

Colossians  3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;  3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

Now it is your turn to do same and advance His kingdom on earth.

Be compassionate in getting sinners out of damnable sins.

Jude  1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:  1:23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

May the good Lord depend on you in Jesus name.

Let us pray.