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Ezekiel 40 Many of us have visited museums or art galleries where a tour guide or an audio guide “fills in the blanks” that we might miss. The prophet Ezekiel is in Jerusalem and encounters a man who will be Ezekiel’s tour guide of the new Temple. Before he begins the tour he gives Ezekiel these instructions:

“Son of man, watch closely, listen carefully, and pay attention to everything I show you, for you have been brought here so that I can show it to you. Tell the house of Israel everything you see.”

Jesus was the disciple’s tour guide for three years. He told them to have open ears and open eyes because they would be tasked to tell the good news after he would be gone. But, God would not leave them without a new tour guide in this new task. Their new tour guide would be “ the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name; He will teach you everything, and will cause you to remember everything I said to you.” [Jn 14]. and like the healed demoniac, they were to: “Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you.” The task is the same for us:

We know who we were and who we are now.

Pray for opportunities to be a tour guide to those who need to hear the gospel message.

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When someone shares their heart you either ignore it or dig deeper or just pray. Paul takes a moment here to share his heart and his love for the Corinthians. Paul stopped to say that they were the evidence of his work and in fact he said when I stand before the Lord you, Beloved Corinthians, will be the evidence that God will see. That is the reason I proclaim the gospel message free of charge. I want the evidence more than the monetary gain I might make. You are the seal of my work and proof of my calling and that is enough for me. I glory in that!

There will always be some who scrutinize us, our walk, and our work. We must stop and ask ourselves: Why are we even sharing the gospel if it is not to stand before the Lord unashamed as we have presented the gospel which has to power to save?

Why might we choose this when Jesus proclaimed that those who proclaim the gospel should be paid for that work? Let me share personally how I answered that question. Just as Paul, I made the choice to be a volunteer, not paid staff for Bible.org. I did it so that I might, like Paul I might be free to offer the gospel free of charge. I made a choice to serve you FB readers freely without obligation or compensation. And I do it because Jesus did so much for me; it is all out of gratitude for the sake of the gospel.

Is there some place you are volunteering to share the gospel message freely without looking for compensation? Then join me in being grateful for that privilege.