Shalom,
I was going to share from Proverbs 4 today, which is very powerful for every believer to know and walk in, but I am sharing today's "My Utmost For His Highest" devotional by Oswald Chambers instead because THIS is vital for reaching others!
Not By Might
Nor By Power
And my
speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in
demonstration of the Spirit and of power. — 1 Corinthians 2:4
If in
preaching the Gospel you substitute your clear knowledge of the way of
salvation for confidence in the power of the Gospel, you hinder people getting
to Reality. You have to see that while you proclaim your knowledge of the way
of salvation, you yourself are rooted and grounded in faith in God. Never rely
on the clearness of your exposition, but as you give your exposition see
that you are relying on the Holy Spirit. Rely on the certainty of
God’s redemptive power, and He will create His own life in souls.
When once
you are rooted in Reality, nothing can shake you. If your faith is in
experiences, any thing that happens is likely to upset that faith; but nothing
can ever upset God or the almighty Reality of Redemption; base your faith on
that, and you are as eternally secure as God. When once you get into personal
contact with Jesus Christ, you will never be moved again. That is the meaning
of sanctification. God puts His disapproval on human experience when we begin
to adhere to the conception that sanctification is merely an experience, and
forget that sanctification itself has to be sanctified (see John 17:19). I have
deliberately to give my sanctified life to God for His service, so that He can
use me as His hands and His feet.
NEVER rely on your own cleverness to get the TRUTH to people. Allow Holy Spirit, Who IS the Spirit of Truth, reach them as only HE can! Here is an older song by Darlene Zschech and Hillsong called "Let The Peace of God Reign":
Shalom in Him!