John 15:16. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
God’s way of saving the world has always been through the few people He called for His eternal purpose. Throughout every age, those who changed the world were people who heard God’s heavenly mandate and answered His calling by faith.
When Jesus called His disciples, He did not call them because they were qualified, powerful, or extraordinary. He called them because He wanted them. In the same way, He has called you. You did not choose Him first, but He chose and appointed you (John 15:16).
This calling was part of God’s eternal plan hidden before the ages began: “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations” (Jeremiah 1:5).
God called you first to be with Him. Christianity is not merely following a religion or trying to become a better person. It is enjoying Immanuel—God with you. It is living every day with the living Christ who reigns over all things.
How does God reveal that He is with you? He confirms His Word in your life. He carries out the work of Christ over the powers of Satan, sin, and hell. He works powerfully through the Holy Spirit and places you as Christ’s witness.
Through Christ, the presence of the Triune God in you has become a reality. The kingdom of God has come upon you. Heaven’s authority and blessings are now yours through the gospel. When you truly believe and enjoy this covenant, you begin to experience every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
Do not be deceived by your weaknesses, scars, or limitations. God has never used perfect people. He uses those who remain with Jesus. For example, Peter and John were ordinary men without worldly status or education, yet the people around them were amazed because they could not deny the evidence of God in their lives:
“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished, and they took note that these men had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).
When you are with Jesus, God will open your eyes to see the spiritual reality behind the world. You will begin to understand why the gospel is not merely one message among many, but the only answer for mankind. The world suffers under sin, darkness, and separation from God, and only Christ can solve the fundamental problem of humanity.
Make this gospel your own, just as Paul did. The gospel must move beyond knowledge and become the confession of your life:
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
Do not be discouraged by your present circumstances, hardships, or limitations. God often reveals His greatest answers in the midst of weakness, confinement, and crisis. Jeremiah discovered this while imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard:
“While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time: ‘This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know’” (Jeremiah 33:1–3).
Discover your prayer within your circumstances. Hold to God’s covenant and call upon Him. God is not limited by your reality. Even now, He is preparing answers, doors, and works that you cannot yet see.
Jesus did not call you only to receive grace. He also called you to be sent into the world to proclaim the gospel. Evangelism is simply telling others how God has been with you through Christ. It is sharing the life, hope, and salvation you have received through Him.
Many believers misunderstand evangelism. Some think it is only for specially gifted people or for those with theological training. But evangelism is the natural movement of the life of Christ within a believer. When the gospel becomes your life, sharing Christ becomes a natural part of who you are.
If the blood of Christ has truly saved you, then evangelism is simply introducing Jesus to those still living under the bondage of darkness. That is why evangelism is one of the greatest blessings and privileges God has given to His people. Satan fears evangelism because the gospel destroys the works of the devil and sets captives free. For this reason, he continually tries to discourage believers, distract the church, and silence the proclamation of the gospel.
The Early Church understood this spiritual reality. Even under persecution, they did not retreat or ask God merely to remove their hardships. Instead, they prayed for boldness to continue proclaiming the gospel: “Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness” (Acts 4:29). As they prayed, the Holy Spirit filled them anew, and the gospel continued to spread with power throughout the world.
It is important to discover and enjoy the evangelism God has prepared for your life and situation. Begin by praying for doors to open for the gospel: “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ” (Colossians 4:2–3).
Discover your evangelism the way the workers in Romans 16 did. Some supported financially. Some opened their homes. Some encouraged the church. Some protected God’s servants. Others traveled and preached. Yet all of them participated in world evangelization together.
Connect every person, every field, and every meeting in your life to evangelism. Live prepared to share the reason for the hope within you: “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15).
Closely follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Do not force things according to your own timing. When God opens the door, proclaim the gospel with gentleness, wisdom, and respect.
God has also given you spiritual authority in the name of Jesus Christ because the whole world lies under the control of the evil one (1 John 5:19). Through the authority of Christ, the powers of darkness are broken. In Jesus’ name, you will confront the spiritual forces that have captured people’s minds, families, cultures, and nations.
God will enable you to communicate the gospel across languages, cultures, and generations. He will expose the lies and deceptions of Satan and reveal Christ as the true answer for all people.
Jesus has given His people authority “to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19). He will protect you, guide you, and deliver you according to His covenant. Through the gospel, God desires to bring healing and restoration to those suffering spiritually, mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Jesus is calling you even now to follow Him with urgency. The world is searching for answers, and countless souls are living without the gospel. When you answer His calling, God will use your life to impact the world with the power of Christ just as He did through the disciples and the Early Church.
Nothing is more urgent than leading people to Christ. Nothing is more important than praying for evangelism disciples who will save the nations. Nothing is more fulfilling than participating in the Great Commission of our Lord for this generation and the generations to come.
You have been given the authority of Jesus’ name—the name above every name. Through Christ, you now approach God not as a stranger, but as His child. Heaven’s throne backs your prayers, and God’s angel armies surround and protect you.
God will bring healing, restoration, and life to the world through you. The Lord Himself will go before you: “Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it” (Mark 16:20).
Wherever the gospel is proclaimed, God will work: “Pray that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored” (2 Thessalonians 3:1).
When you hear the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
May your answer also be: “Here am I. Send me!” (Isaiah 6:8).
Prayer. Father, thank You for calling me by Your grace. Open my eyes to see the spiritual reality of this age and the absolute necessity of the gospel. Fill me with the Holy Spirit and use my life for evangelism and world salvation. Give me boldness to proclaim Christ wherever You send me. Here am I, Lord. Send me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.