Broadcast 4097
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Henry observed how Caleb literally spoke to things and they responded. One evening, it was raining heavily, and Caleb needed to go out. Henry saw Caleb speak to the rain, and it stopped. Another time, while traveling together, they ran into a terrible pothole. A loud noise came from the right back wheel of the car, and they knew they needed a mechanic. But Caleb spoke to the wheel, and the noise stopped immediately. Henry wondered why things responded to Caleb's words and later realized it was because Caleb understood he was an ambassador of the gospel, and creation responds to the gospel and its true ambassadors.
After the fall of man, God placed a curse on the earth for man's sake, which affected all creation (Genesis 3:17). Man became downgraded because of the fall, and God had to downgrade creation for man's sake. A downgraded man could only survive in a downgraded creation and habitat. But God did this in the hope that one day, after the redemption of man, creation would be set free from the bondage of decay into the glorious freedom of His children.
Creation was downgraded because man was downgraded through sin. When the sons of God enter their glory through the resurrection, creation will also be liberated.
That's why Jesus didn't mince words when He said that the gospel was to be preached to every creature, or to all creation (see Mark 16:15). Jesus could have said 'preach the gospel to everyone,' but He said 'preach the gospel to every creature.' The words He used alluded to creation, not just human beings. The effect of the gospel will bring creation out of the curse of decay, not just human beings. And by the Holy Spirit, who enables us to walk in the first fruits of the power of the age to come, we can control creation just as Jesus did.
Go into today giving thanks for the privilege of being a partaker of God's glorious gospel.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, please empower me to be an agent of Your gospel everywhere I go. Help me to be faithful to the end, in Jesus' name. Amen.
—Abraham Damilola Arigi
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