What motivates you – is your life motivated by the same things that
motivated Jesus
Luke 4:18 -19 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon
me, because he has anointed me to proclaim
good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's
favour."
Year of Jubilee – every 70 years every piece of property reverts to the
original owner.
Go back to your original relationship with the Lord
and evaluate where your focus is?
Our Presidents theme verse from Isaiah 61 is quoted
by Jesus in Luke 4:18 – 19, this appears to be his theme text for his
life. He makes the following areas his
theme for his ministry: -
1. Jesus proclaims good
news to the poor
The ultimate gift anyone can receive is a restored relationship with Jesus
Christ. No matter who you are and where
you are from having a relationship with Jesus is good news. The poor in this context is not the
materially poor but its anyone who does not have an intimate relationship with
Christ. Often, when we are at our lowest point in life and have no more
resources we turn to Christ. Once this happens we experience the restoration of
the joy of the Lord. As believers that should be our goal to restore
relationships with Christ and not just focusing on a social Gospel because then
we are no different from the world around us.
Any ministry must take place with the goal of sharing the good news of
the gift of eternal life.
2. Jesus proclaims
liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind.
True
freedom is found in a restored relationship with Jesus, who offers forgiveness
and grace. This enables those who
are his followers to experience the peace and liberty that only comes from
knowing Him. This relationship helps
Christians to cope with many difficulties and discouragement and keep a
positive perspective. Our goal should be to share this knowledge and
relationship with as many as is possible and so church becomes more about those
who do not know Christ and less about what makes his followers comfortable. As a women’s ministry we should be creating
opportunities for our local woman to share their faith journey with those who
do not know Christ.
3. Jesus offers liberty
to those who are oppressed.
This freedom that comes from Jesus is not about political freedom, but
this refers to an internal freedom that comes from a relationship with him. As
his children we experience the freedom from oppression because he gives us that
peace to live day by day with the difficulties that we face. He expects his children to live and treat
each other in a God honouring way that is set out for us in the Bible. Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And
what does the Lord require of you? To act
justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” is a verse that clearly instructs
Christ followers on how to treat each other on a daily basis.
4. Jesus proclaims the
year of the Lord's favour.
In the Old testament the year od jubilee was the year that property that
had been sold was returned to its original owner and that which was loss or
forfeited was returned. As Christ
followers we live with this blessing daily as our relationship has been restored
to before the fall of Adam. Once we
accept Jesus we experience the Lord’s favour in a new relationship with Him.
As a women of God it is important to live with these truths in mind and
be motivated for ministry so that we can led others to experience the blessings
we have received through Jesus Christ.
Go back to your original relationship with the Lord
and evaluate where your focus is?
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