[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: [CWWC] OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY

[Michael Moore]

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OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY


But I will stay on at Ephesus until Pentecost, because a great door for
effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me.
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/24039944.2841/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9MUNvci4xNi44LTFDb3IuMTYuOQ/5ef562bd102223
74f46b6174B97c7ab46> 1 Corinthians 16:8-9

The Apostle Paul was always focused on opportunity. Yet he was a realist who
knew the opposition he faced from the enemy of our souls. He expresses here
an interest in visiting the Corinthian Church for a significant period of
time. But it would not be until after Pentecost because of great open doors
for effective work in spite of much opposition. In doing kingdom work we
should always expect opposition but that should not blind us to the great
opportunities.

A young pastor in the southern Philippines who attended a Standing Strong
Through the Storm (SSTS) seminar, shares his personal experiences with this
principle:

"The SSTS taught me a lot of things. First, it taught me to stand firm in
the Lord during tough times. Second, it taught me to establish my
relationship with God and not to focus on difficulties. Third, it taught me
to lead my whole family to serve and obey God even though hardship and
persecution come. And also it taught me to continue on with the ministry,
even if others abandon us.

"My wife and I were newlyweds and fresh graduates of a Bible school when God
called us to start a work among the Muslims. We were afraid of them and did
not know how to minister to them. Open Doors gave us books on how to love
the Muslims. In one community we started literacy classes among the
children.

"But the more we grew in our desire to obey God, the more our faith was
tested. In 2004, I was diagnosed with stage-four pancreatic cancer. But my
sickness did not stop the Lord in accomplishing His purpose for our lives.
In 2008, He led us to permanently settle in a place where most Christians
dared not go. As we obeyed God, we experienced His great power-that same
year, my doctor told me that I was cancer free!

"The Lord also paved the way for us to reach one Muslim tribe through an
adult literacy project. We built relationships with our students and
eventually shared the gospel with them. We seized every opportunity to help
them with their needs, more so with their relationship with Jesus Christ.

"I would say that the biggest test of our faith was not when I got sick, but
when our sending church abandoned us and cut our support. I felt alone, but
God sustained me and my family.

"The Lord is continuously opening more opportunities for us to minister to
our Muslim brothers. Right now, with Open Doors' help, we are holding
literacy classes among the three Muslim tribes in our area. We are also
distributing the JESUS film when there is any opportunity to do so."

RESPONSE: Today I will not allow opposition to blind me to the opportunities
of service God provides.

PRAYER: Lord, give me strength to walk through open doors of effective work
in the face of opposes.

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