CHOSEN TO BE HIS WITNESS

CHOSEN TO BE HIS WITNESS

But ye shall receive power, after that 

the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and 

ye shall be witnesses unto me both in 

Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in 

Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of 

the earth (Acts 1:8).

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Have you ever thought about the fact that 

God chose you before you were born, to be 

His witness? He knew you and foreordained you to 

live for His glory. The Bible says,  “For whom he did 

foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed 

to the image of his Son…” (Romans 8:29). 

God foreordained and planned that through you, 

He’ll bless and transform the lives of those in your 

world and in regions beyond. He set you apart to do 

His will, and to be His witness.  

The Apostle Paul, understanding this, echoed 

the same message in Galatians 1:15-16: “But when it 

pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s 

womb, and called me by his grace, To reveal his Son 

in me, that I might preach him among the heathen….” 

Paul’s passion and unrivalled commitment to the 

Gospel resulted from his knowledge and understanding 

that he was chosen and sent of God to turn the 

Gentiles from darkness to light, and from the power 

of Satan unto God. 

Recall his profound statement of commitment 

to the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 9:16:  “For though I 

preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for 

necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I 

preach not the gospel!” Become aware, convinced, 

and challenged by the divine mandate and obligation 

to preach the Gospel. 

As in our opening verse, the power of the Holy 

Spirit in your life is to make you an effective witness 

of Jesus Christ; a minister of reconciliation. You’ve 

been given the mandate to preach the Gospel to every 

creature (Mark 16:15), and make disciples and pupils 

of the nations (Matthew 28:19). Make this your focus, 

and experience true fulfillment in your life.

PRAYER

Thank you, blessed Lord, for the power of the Holy 

Spirit working in, and through me to bring salvation 

to others. Preaching the Gospel to those in my 

world and in the regions beyond is my passion and 

purpose for living. Today, as the Gospel is preached 

and taught around the world, many come to the 

knowledge of Christ, and into their inheritance in 

Him, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY:

1 Corinthians 9:16-18; Matthew 28:19-20