Today Our Daily Bread Col 4

Romans 16:19-20
For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet

Colossians 4:1-18
1You slave owners must be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master—in heaven.
The word "slave is defined here as: one who gives himself up to another's will those whose service is used by Christ in extending and advancing his cause among men devoted to another to the disregard of one's own interests. WOW, doesn’t that sound like all of us who have truly "given our lives" to Christ? Doesn’t it sound like the goal of each disciple, to yield (now define THAT word- yield) themselves wholly to God’s work and will in the earth. Doesn’t that bring your thoughts to Christ Jesus in the garden, who prayed- Not My will But You will be accomplished? So we serve men here and are discipled by others who are in Christ, but really in doing this action of faith we are serving our true and highest Master in heaven, God & Christ Jesus, who is our Lord.
An Encouragement for Prayer
2Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. 3Don't forget to pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to preach about his secret plan—that Christ is also for you Gentiles. That is why I am here in chains. 4Pray that I will proclaim this message as clearly as I should.
5Live wisely among those who are not Christians, and make the most of every opportunity. 6Let your conversation be gracious and effective so that you will have the right answer for everyone.
Paul's Final Instructions and Greetings
7Tychicus, a much loved brother, will tell you how I am getting along. He is a faithful helper who serves the Lord with me. 8I have sent him on this special trip to let you know how we are doing and to encourage you. 9I am also sending Onesimus, a faithful and much loved brother, one of your own people. He and Tychicus will give you all the latest news.
10Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you his greetings, and so does Mark, Barnabas's cousin. And as you were instructed before, make Mark welcome if he comes your way. 11Jesus (the one we call Justus) also sends his greetings. These are the only Jewish Christians among my co-workers; they are working with me here for the Kingdom of God. And what a comfort they have been!
12Epaphras, from your city, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident of the whole will of God. 13I can assure you that he has agonized for you and also for the Christians in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
14Dear Doctor Luke sends his greetings, and so does Demas. 15Please give my greetings to our Christian brothers and sisters F12 at Laodicea, and to Nympha and those who meet in her house.
16After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you should read the letter I wrote to them. 17And say to Archippus, "Be sure to carry out the work the Lord gave you."
18Here is my greeting in my own handwriting—PAUL. Remember my chains. May the grace of God be with you.
FOOTNOTES:F12: Greek brothers.
~Lena’s Journalin’~
Yes, EVERYthing is about "outreach"! Let’s say "outreach" means "opportunity", then yes, everything is an opportunity. Oh God let me seize every opportunity that You give me today and better yet, let everyone whom I speak with and disciple take opportunity to be Christ in our day, to share their faith in an eternal life impounding way. This is imperative.
There is something so burning in my heart right now, it is conviction, it is an intercessory cry. Why do we pray, or intercede or why would we obey any of God’s commands and be commissioned in this earth by God? To Win Souls and make disciples, and grow people up into the fullness of the stature of Christ to do the same in this world that will die without the good news being spread. If any of you read my e-mail from two days ago, with the report from Bethany (where our daughter is going to school), you’ll see what I’m speaking of. I’ve pondered it ever since. There was a small Baptist Church in Baton Rouge or Baker, LA about 40 years ago, that was a Baptist church as Baptist churches are. Baker was hardly a spot on the road map of LA, but there was a man there who loved God enough to say so and put his love and words into action. God filled him with the Holy Spirit and moved him wherever God wanted him to be in that vicinity. The church became "Charismatic" ( please don’t fault it for that, it was/is part of the journey to take it to where it is today) The man raised up a family by example, the man is 80 + years old now, is still on staff, is still passionate for God and behind him are His wife, and His sons and His daughters and sons in laws and their sons and daughters etc. The man made disciples of his won family and his family are making disciples of a city, a county (or Parish as LA calls them) and into the Nation and world. About 10 years ago they got a hold of a revelation for making more families of disciples, just as Jesus did with His. They began to see that the word of winning and discipling the world works just as is does with discipling a family, there is more to disciple than one man or one family can handle, so it is/was imperative to pass this vision on to others. There were/are bumps in every road, but God is faithful to prepare a people who would say yes, and get ready and make ready a people prepared for the coming of the Lord. This readying in Baton Rouge/Baker has been happening for some 40 years and in a concentrated way for some 10 years, raising up every believer who would as a leader. I bet when they endeavor to do so there has been resistance of every kind, both naturally and spiritually speaking. I bet there were a lot of potential disciples who did not like "The way" Bethany (no longer Baptist Bethany only, but House of God – World Prayer Center Bethany) wanted to accomplish or set this goal in order. I bet people still resist it and so do "birds of the air". But GOD, is doing a work that man alone could never do. The population 3-4 weeks ago was some 450,000 people, now it is close to 1 million people, the traffic is horrendous. A tragedy brought them to a city of refuge, and why was/is it a city of refuge? Because disciples have been set in place, immovable off of a vision they see for the world, now their world. GOD has made a people prepared for the coming of the Lord. Those who chose to be slaves to "the vision", have found themselves doing what the name of a Bethany conference was about 2 years ago, "Every Believer a Multitude". Their disciples are now living out what they have sung for years now- -"We will take this whole city, we will bring them to their knees, it is not time for silence, lift your hands and pull them down, and Oh you can’t stop us now, and No you can’t hold us down, each day our voice shall be heard and in the end- We Win!"….OK, that brings me here, last night I was speaking these things to Pastor Rick, who said that Kenneth Hagin before he passed on, was praying and prophecying in a meeting, he had his eyes closed and began to laugh as he was seeing into the future. He saw disaster after disaster (nothing to laugh at) happening in 2005. He said that at the end (in 2006), He saw the greatest revival ever. Do we believe God for that? Do we want that? What are we doing about that in our own home Parish? Our own home? Our city? Interceding? For what? Revival means people getting saved, delivered, healed and discipled. There reason it is a greater revival than ever before is the people will be discipled and raised up as leaders themselves rather than one man taking the show! Is our city or town ready for the coming or influx of 550,000 evacuees? Are you? Are we? The call for preparation has gone out. What if you don’t want to be prepared in the manner that it has been called to you to do so? Does it offend you so much that you have not been prepared, because you refuse to "do it that way"? Dear God help us I pray! What hold you back from being the one to send His Son to our world? Is it requirements placed on you in your church that are ridiculous or too hard? Is it difference of opinion? Or offenses between brethren in your churches fellowship?
Lay it down! Cast it aside cast down imaginations and opinions and press on. I have an answer just as Paul did. I.send - Charity & Robbie, I send- Laura & Bev & Laura, I send Melinda & Cindy, Maria & I go, etc, etc. I’m a vessel to help them get in the strategic places God has set them in in our community to GO make a people prepared for the coming of the Lord, Do we believe Hes’ coming? Then we must act like it in faith Go. Do "whatever it takes" ( in submission) to become a disciple and prepared one, a people ready. Fulfill the ridiculous requirement, the way man has set it up for you now, you’ll at least be in place when all hell breaks loose! If you can submit to man now, you will submit to God, when your city is tightly squeezed by an enemy force and people are crying out for who you are and what you have. Get ready Get ready Get Ready for Revival in this Nation as just as our forefathers cried out for.