{"id":44545,"date":"2023-10-24T22:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T19:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=44545"},"modified":"2025-05-06T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T19:46:11","slug":"44545","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2023\/10\/24\/44545\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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(A <\/span>Special <\/span>Message <\/span>for <\/span>Ministers <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Gospel)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

As <\/span>a <\/span>servant <\/span>of <\/span>God, <\/span>are <\/span>you <\/span>preaching <\/span>Christ <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>fullness <\/span>of <\/span>truth<\/span><\/strong>?<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>today\u2019s <\/span>ministry, <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>easy <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>drawn <\/span>toward <\/span>signs, <\/span>miracles, <\/span>and <\/span>wonders <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>primary <\/span>means <\/span>of <\/span>presenting <\/span>the <\/span>gospel. <\/span>However, <\/span>if <\/span>your <\/span>focus <\/span>is <\/span>on <\/span>miracles <\/span>alone <\/span>and <\/span>you <\/span>fail <\/span>to <\/span>preach <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>entirety <\/span>of <\/span>truth, <\/span>that <\/span>is <\/span>a <\/span>great <\/span>loss<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>both <\/span>for <\/span>you <\/span>and <\/span>for <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>hear <\/span>you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let <\/span>us <\/span>consider <\/span>a <\/span>remarkable <\/span>example <\/span>from <\/span>Scripture\u2014<\/span>John <\/span>the <\/span>Baptist<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span>He <\/span>performed <\/span>no <\/span>miracles <\/span>at <\/span>all<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>and <\/span>yet <\/span>his <\/span>ministry <\/span>was <\/span>highly <\/span>esteemed <\/span>by <\/span>God. <\/span>Why? <\/span>Because <\/span>he <\/span>bore <\/span>witness <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>truth <\/span>about <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ <\/span>with <\/span>absolute <\/span>integrity <\/span>and <\/span>boldness<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

John’s <\/span>Impact <\/span>Without <\/span>Miracles<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

John <\/span>10:<\/span>40\u2013<\/span>42 (<\/span>NKJV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>And <\/span>He <\/span>went <\/span>away <\/span>again <\/span>beyond <\/span>the <\/span>Jordan <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>place <\/span>where <\/span>John <\/span>was <\/span>baptizing <\/span>at <\/span>first, <\/span>and <\/span>there <\/span>He <\/span>stayed. <\/span>Then <\/span>many <\/span>came <\/span>to <\/span>Him <\/span>and <\/span>said, \u2018<\/span>John <\/span>performed <\/span>no <\/span>sign, <\/span>but <\/span>all <\/span>the <\/span>things <\/span>that <\/span>John <\/span>spoke <\/span>about <\/span>this <\/span>Man <\/span>were <\/span>true.\u2019 <\/span>And <\/span>many <\/span>believed <\/span>in <\/span>Him <\/span>there.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Did <\/span>you <\/span>catch <\/span>that?<\/span>
John <\/span>did <\/span>no <\/span>miracles<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>he <\/span>did <\/span>not <\/span>cast <\/span>out <\/span>demons, <\/span>heal <\/span>the <\/span>sick, <\/span>call <\/span>down <\/span>fire <\/span>from <\/span>heaven <\/span>like <\/span>Elijah (<\/span>even <\/span>though <\/span>he <\/span>came <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>spirit <\/span>and <\/span>power <\/span>of <\/span>Elijah \u2013 <\/span>Luke <\/span>1:<\/span>17), <\/span>nor <\/span>did <\/span>he <\/span>walk <\/span>on <\/span>water. <\/span>Yet, <\/span>everything <\/span>he <\/span>testified <\/span>about <\/span>Christ <\/span>was <\/span>true<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>and <\/span>because <\/span>of <\/span>that <\/span>many <\/span>believed<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

That <\/span>unwavering <\/span>truthfulness <\/span>and <\/span>bold <\/span>proclamation <\/span>of <\/span>Jesus <\/span>made <\/span>him <\/span>the <\/span>greatest <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>Old <\/span>Testament <\/span>prophets<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus\u2019 <\/span>Testimony <\/span>About <\/span>John<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Luke <\/span>7:<\/span>26\u2013<\/span>28 (<\/span>NKJV):<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>But <\/span>what <\/span>did <\/span>you <\/span>go <\/span>out <\/span>to <\/span>see? <\/span>A <\/span>prophet? <\/span>Yes, <\/span>I <\/span>say <\/span>to <\/span>you, <\/span>and <\/span>more <\/span>than <\/span>a <\/span>prophet. <\/span>This <\/span>is <\/span>he <\/span>of <\/span>whom <\/span>it <\/span>is <\/span>written: \u2018<\/span>Behold, <\/span>I <\/span>send <\/span>My <\/span>messenger <\/span>before <\/span>Your <\/span>face, <\/span>who <\/span>will <\/span>prepare <\/span>Your <\/span>way <\/span>before <\/span>You.\u2019 <\/span>For <\/span>I <\/span>say <\/span>to <\/span>you, <\/span>among <\/span>those <\/span>born <\/span>of <\/span>women <\/span>there <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>a <\/span>greater <\/span>prophet <\/span>than <\/span>John <\/span>the <\/span>Baptist; <\/span>but <\/span>he <\/span>who <\/span>is <\/span>least <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>kingdom <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>is <\/span>greater <\/span>than <\/span>he.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Though <\/span>John <\/span>never <\/span>performed <\/span>a <\/span>single <\/span>sign, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Himself <\/span>called <\/span>him <\/span>greater <\/span>than <\/span>all <\/span>other <\/span>prophets<\/span><\/strong> who <\/span>had <\/span>come <\/span>before <\/span>him. <\/span>Why? <\/span>Because <\/span>he <\/span>faithfully <\/span>preached <\/span>the <\/span>full <\/span>truth <\/span>about <\/span>Christ<\/span><\/strong>\u2014<\/span>calling <\/span>people <\/span>to <\/span>repentance, <\/span>preparing <\/span>hearts <\/span>for <\/span>the <\/span>Messiah, <\/span>and <\/span>warning <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>judgment <\/span>to <\/span>come.<\/span><\/p>\n

Truth <\/span>Matters <\/span>More <\/span>Than <\/span>Signs<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This <\/span>shows <\/span>us <\/span>clearly: <\/span>what <\/span>matters <\/span>to <\/span>God <\/span>is <\/span>not <\/span>how <\/span>many <\/span>miracles <\/span>you <\/span>perform, <\/span>but <\/span>how <\/span>faithfully <\/span>you <\/span>preach <\/span>the <\/span>truth <\/span>about <\/span>Jesus.<\/span><\/strong>
Are <\/span>you, <\/span>as <\/span>a <\/span>minister <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>gospel, <\/span>preaching <\/span>about:<\/span><\/p>\n