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This
week, we saw the movie "The Forge." It had a tremendous
impact on me. My husband and I were deeply touched by it and I cried
so much. It is a must see for every follower of Jesus Christ! It is
sure to have an impact on us all.
I looked up the meaning of the word "Forge." It is a furnace
where iron or other metal is heated into a form. Knowing this, we can
see why they called the movie what they did. In the film, we see how
to use our place in life to make an impact on another convert to help
them become a disciple of Jesus.
Once we
get born again, or come back to the Lord and surrender our lives to
Him, there is a time of intense learning and developing spiritually
that must take place. In this season of every new believer's life, it
is the necessary transformation of going through the fire of
cleansing and purging and transforming one's old thinking into new
ways of handling our lives - God's way.
Many
people may go to church and many may say they accepted Jesus in their
hearts, but they never laid down their lives to follow Him. That is a
sad truth in today's world. There are so many who say they believe in
God and call themselves Christians, but never got to know Him and
develop an active relationship with Him.
The
process of going into the "forge" is to really become more
like Jesus and less like the old us we used to be. My friend, this is
a very difficult, yet necessary process we must all go through. As we
do, the Lord Jesus will bring us many people we can make a difference
for. The whole purpose of discipleship is for us to go out and do
what the first disciples were appointed by Jesus to do:
Later
He appeared to the eleven as they sat at the table; and He rebuked
their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe
those who had seen Him after He had risen. And He said to
them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every
creature. He who believes and is baptized will be
saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And
these signs will follow those who believe: In My name
they will cast out demons; they will speak with new
tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink
anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay
hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Mark
16:14-18
As we
walk with Jesus in this life, it should have made such an impact on
us that we want to go out into our world, wherever we are planted,
and make a difference in the lives of others. This week, I had a lady
who I led to Jesus back in 2021 bring a friend in need to me. I led
her to the place where she can get the counseling and deliverance
that she needs.
From
there, she will need to continue to grow and learn how to live as she
follows Jesus. We consider it the highest honor to co-labor with our
Lord Jesus to help others He wants us to touch and help.
How about
you? Have you been so impacted by loving the Lord that you are out
there helping others to do the same? May this message encourage you
to draw closer to Jesus and allow Him to use you to change a hurting
world. What can you do with Jesus once you have been through the
"Forge?"
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We love
you so much!
Denny
& Hanny Stearns
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