WHAT IT TAKES
John 4:1-43

Everyone that has accepted Christ has been able to because He, Himself, is the One that has called us. He mad us, to call us, for the kingdom business, for the glory of God. He called us to follow Him, “Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19) How have you been following Him? Have you been following Him to be a fisher of wealth, or a fisher of men? What has He deposited in you as power that will attract men to Him for their salvation? Mark 6:7, “And He called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.” After having followed Him, He sent them out with what it takes to carry out the kingdom business. He also gave them instructions to keep them focused. The disciples went as directed by the Master, “…They went out and preached that people should repent. 13 And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.” Evidently, the power in hand was the anointing oil. The purpose of the call, was to go preach on repentance. This is indeed a confirmation to the word of God in Psalm 107:20, “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” Everyone that He called, and ones that followed Him indeed and truth, must have received what it takes to carry out the business of the Kingdom (fishing for men). Have you discovered what the Lord has deposited in you, and what it takes to be a fisher of men? His greatness is unsearchable. When He passed through Samaria, all that He deposited in the life of the woman at the well was strong enough, and it turned many unto Christ in Samaria. It is written in John 4:39-40, “And many of the Samaritans of that city believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40 So when the Samaritans had come to Him, they urged Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days.” The woman at the well left the well, and became a fisher of men just because Jesus told her all that she had ever done. As a believer, there must be a power that He has deposited in you, because it is not possible to have an encounter with Him and remain the same. Jesus is still in the business of backing believers up in the business of the kingdom.
Prayer for today: Ask God for His mercy and the grace of ennoblement that will activate you as a follower of Jesus indeed and in truth.