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God Sees You
Bayless
Conley
Have you ever noticed that Jesus always focused on individuals?
There was the woman at the well, blind Bartimaeus, the Roman
centurion whose servant was sick, the possessed man who lived among the tombs,
and many others.
And
Jesus still focuses on individuals today.
That’s because individuals are important to God. You are important to God.
You’ll recall the story of Hagar, Sarah’s servant girl, in
Genesis 16.
Sarah
couldn’t get pregnant, so she decided to use Hagar as a surrogate.
Once
Hagar was pregnant, Sarah treated her badly, so Hagar ran away to the
wilderness.
Think about it. Hagar was probably a teenage girl thrown into
circumstances beyond her control.
None of
it was her choice. To her it seemed like her life was going to be miserable.
All she could see was a bleak future.
Hagar found a spring of water in the wilderness and was lying
next to it, crying.
Suddenly,
the Angel of the Lord appeared and told Hagar the future of her child and gave
her specific instructions on what to do in that critical hour.
Hagar then named the place Beer
Lahai Roi, which means “Well of the One Who Lives and Sees Me.”
Just as God saw Hagar, He sees you.
He sees
you right now in your pain, confusion, and frustration.
You
have more value to God than you know, and He is always at work on your behalf.
He
also wants to work through you to share His love with others.
An old friend of mine, George Stormont, was friends with an
English preacher named Smith Wigglesworth.
George told me he and Smith were together one day, and Smith
said, “Let’s go to the park.”
They
went to the park and sat down, and George asked, “What are we doing?”
Smith
said, “Just wait.”
After a little while, a man came and sat near them.
Smith
shared the gospel with the man and prayed with him.
Then Smith looked at my friend and said, “Okay, let’s go.
We’re done.”
And
they went back home. Now, that’s being led by the Holy Spirit!
God wants to work through you to bring a living Jesus to a dying
world.
I
guarantee there are people in your life — at your office, on your street — at
their wit’s end right now.
They’re saying, “God, if You’re real, help me.”
And He
wants to answer that prayer through you.
Another friend of mine, John, recently saw how important
individuals are to God and what can happen when we’re being led by the Holy
Spirit. John shared…
“The outreach team was
in Long Beach last night. As I stood on a street corner, God spoke to me about
a man I saw across the street, that He was going to deliver him. I shared with
him what God put on my heart and prayed for him. The Holy Spirit moved and
touched him, as only He can.
“The man was homeless
and asked if we could call his sister. So we called his sister who was thankful
and told him to call his mom. We called his mom who lived in Arizona. She was
so happy to hear from her son. I prayed with her as well.
“She asked where I went
to church, and I told her Cottonwood. She said, ‘Bayless Conley.’ She was
familiar with your testimony and how you had a similar story to her son’s, and
[she] went on talking about what God has done in your life.”
Now, think about what a Holy Spirit setup that was. God knows
every heart, and He wants to use believers like you to help lead others to
Jesus!
And through
your faithful partnership with Answers with Bayless Conley, that’s exactly what
He is doing!
In Luke chapter 15, we find Jesus speaking about lost sheep,
lost silver, and a lost son.
These
three stories are part of the same parable, and the main point is that God
desires to use you to reach the lost.
In my message, The Lost Coin, I share seven thoughts on how you
can be led by the Holy Spirit to help lead others to Jesus.
In this
message, you’ll see that God loves and has a purpose for every individual, and
that He wants to use you — with your unique personality, background, and
abilities — to help bring others into His Kingdom.
Please download your free copy of The Lost Coin message today. And
as you do, if you’re led to give a special gift, I’ll be so thankful for your
support to point even more people to Christ.
Through your partnership, you’re helping share the gospel on
television around the globe in many languages so more individuals can
experience a relationship with Christ. He alone knows them and can meet their
deepest needs. Thank you for
pointing lives to Him!
About Bayless
Conley
Rescued
by God's Love and Grace
I was
raised a normal Southern California kid. Then as a teen, my life began a slow
descent. I started drinking and using drugs, and quickly became an addict. It
wasn’t uncommon for me to already be drunk before noon. It may sound crazy, but
all along my heart was crying out for truth. No matter what kind of drugs I was
consuming, it couldn’t fill the void inside me. Years of addiction followed,
along with numerous situations where I could’ve died.
Jesus is
Real
One day,
a 12-year old boy came up and told me about Jesus. I was desperately searching
for answers, and had tried different religions, drugs, and spiritual practices.
Jesus was absolutely dead last on the list of things I wanted to look into. Yet
one night in a little street mission, I came to know that Jesus is real and
that He would save me. When I gave my life to Him, I experienced His
life-changing power and He set me free from my addictions.
New
Beginning with God
God
immediately began to restore and heal my broken relationships – especially with
my parents, whom I had caused so much grief. He gave me good friends and showed
me my calling. Today, my wife Janet and I have 3 grown children and we are
happy grandparents pursuing God together in full-time ministry.
My life
is a testimony to the fact that God is a miracle-working God. He can radically
impact your life, too, if you will call out to Him with a sincere heart.
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