GO INTO ALL THE EARTH has been on my heart because of my radical encounter with Jesus Christ. He is awesome !! Read on.This morning I was praying and I thought about something that touched me when i was a little kid, and it As far as I can remember God has given me His heart of compassion but for many years I used it for all the wrong reasons, but I was still searching for love. Even as I roamed the streets aimlessly, God had a plan for my life. When I tried to drown out my pain with drugs he was there and when I attempted to hurt others because of the pain in my heart He was there for me, as I know He is there for you today.
As far as I can remember whenever I would see someone without a family, or a movie with orphans in it especially when they were not being cared for properly I would begin to cry inside, and sometimes tears would stream my face in the bathroom where no one else was. This desire to see the lost saved was planted by God and no devil in hell can stop the plans of God amen!
If I was hurting you would know and if I was joyful you would know, but the compassion for people, for souls has always been there I just tucked it aside. I love God so much now and I truly love people I just cannot walk by them without giving them a real genuine hope for eternal life. Gods love burns inside me like a furnace and as far as I can remember it always has and it always will!
My problem for many years was I opened up my heart and life to corruption and sin. When Jesus radically saved me, I saw that He not only had a great plan for my life, but I realized i would go through levels of persecution and suffering. I would need to view my life as not my own but His. I would need to live to love Him and love others genuinely and sacrificially.
James 1:27 [NLT] "pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you."
Isaiah 61:1-2 [NLT] "The Spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the Lord favor has come, and with it, the day of Gods anger against their enemies."
As I was typing these scriptures and even as I have been thinking and praying this morning I realized just how much pain I brought myself through and put others through. It was all meaningless and selfish. But Gods grace and Gods plans are so much better, because it didn't
stop there.
He has called me out, and I have responded to His call. I cannot take credit for what he has done, I can only declare that as I bowed my knees to Jesus He saved me, He healed me and He delivered me from the grip of satan and darkness. Now I am honored to preach the Gospel, the greatest news about Jesus the Messiah everywhere I am gifted an open door, and I am not ashamed, I am blessed.
So no matter where you find yourself today, rest assured that God has a place for you in His Kingdom, in His family. Don't roam around in a sun-scorched land. God will come through and He will take care of your enemies even if there are many He will raise up an army for His dear beloved child. Seek Him while He may be found and He will give you rest.
Dont let the dreams and the visions God has given you fade away. Also help raise up others to know Jesus it is the greatest relationship anyone will ever enter into. Pray and seek the Lord, let the Holy Spirit fill you up completely and let God clean you up. You are never to dirty for Jesus to love you and heal you.
I want to share with you this link, it is to my book, which is in pre-order status right now. It is a raw and real version of my life, and how God radically set me free from sin's power. You can view more about this book HERE - JEDSBOOK.COM
Loving God and Loving people,
Jed Lindstrom
Evangelist / Missionary
jed@letsgoministry.com
612.483.8793
