Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Come Alive!

Jesus is telling all of us to Come Alive for Him! Acts 9:36-42 tells about the miracle in Joppa; 36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. 37 About that time she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upstairs room. 38 Lydda was near Joppa; so when the disciples heard that Peter was in Lydda, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Please come at once!”39 Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.40 Peter sent them all out of the room; then he got down on his knees and prayed. Turning toward the dead woman, he said, “Tabitha, get up.” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat up. 41 He took her by the hand and helped her to her feet. Then he called for the believers, especially the widows, and presented her to them alive. 42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord

Four great lessons in living and life:

1. We can die spiritually if we are not careful.
Are you hanging out with dead people?

2. We can lose the power of God.
What are you full of?

3. We can be holding on to old “stuff”.
Are you holding on to the past?

4. We can refuse to give the message.
Are you reaching out a hand?

People live in a world of death. – They need life!

Dorcus - woke up – sat up - & got up!
Will you – wake up – sit up - & get up for Jesus?

Be wise today and always – live for Christ.