Topic:The Recruitment Drive
Text: Matthew 10:1-10

God is raising an army. He is putting up an end-time squad that will be His mighty instrument for destroying the powers of darkness. A recruitment drive is going on. As we hold evangelistic programmes, new converts will be won. We must recruit these new entrants into the Army of the Lord. We must understand how God recruits soldiers to be able to do the recruiting, which is an order to us and a mission that must be accomplished. When you think of recruiting as going out to meet and try to win over someone who probably thinks he does not need your help, it seems a difficult job to do. But God says whether we like it or not, we must keep on witnessing until all civilians become soldiers of the cross.

When God sends His soldiers on a mission, nothing short of “mission Accomplished” is expected of us. No matter how daunting the mission may be, we need not fret as He has promised to provide the strength to accomplish it. Verse 7-8 of our text tells us something we do not usually take seriously: “And as ye go, preach, saying, the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: Freely ye have received, freely give.”

Our duty is not to just preach. We are also to heal the sick, cleanse the leper and raise the dead. This is an order. To carry out this order, you are compelled to seek for the power of the Almighty God. Whatever it may take, you have to seek for the power of God. After being baptized in the Holy Spirit, many of us erroneously believe that is all - there is to it. The effect of that power must be seen in our lives. If there is no evidence of God’s power in our lives, we are denying the word of God. We need to be empowered by God if we want to take part in the recruitment drive. Pray until you are supernaturally empowered to do God’s work.

Memory Verse: Matthew 10:1 - “And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirit, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.”