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"Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works." (Psalms 119:27)

 In order to truly understand the message that God is speaking, clearing the air is pretty much the first step in the line of communication. To put it in a way that is easy to understand, if we are holding on to things that God is telling us to let go of, our chances of hearing the message clearly are seriously hindered. I truly believe that we already know what God wants, deep down in our hearts, the truth is and always has been there; is it just a matter of our desire to let Him deal with it, or lack thereof. Here is the point of what I believe God is trying to get across: The more we give over to the will of God in our lives, the more we will understand and be able to communicate His redeeming love over our lives. It needs to be personal in order to be effective! Yes, it is true, we are not the one that we be able to win people over, the Holy Spirit is the one that needs to do the work; but we are the ones that are the instruments God uses to deliver the message. "Roman's Road" clearly makes that point: We are the "Sent" mentioned, whether it be a large gathering, or a one on one meeting with a friend, coworker, or stranger on the street; it is the message that God places upon our hearts that the Holy Spirit uses to close the deal, but it our mouths that must be willing to open up and declare the reality of what we know and believe is true in our own lives. I guess if I needed to point to one particular issue, it would be the lack of experiencing the victory Jesus won on that cross; If we are not living the victory out in our lives, it is hard to express how important a victory was won. In other words, the message we are delivering is here-say and not based upon our own experience or proof. The message lacks the power of being delivered because there really has been no deliverance experienced in the messengers life. Listen carefully to what the Lord is saying, because it is important that His message is made personal and not general. That is what I believe David is trying to express, that in order to express the message properly, we must understand it, and in order to understand it, we must have actually experienced it on our own...

"As the Scriptures tell us, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be disgraced." Jew and Gentile are the same in this regard. They have the same Lord, who gives generously to all who call on him. For "Everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved." But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, "How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!"" (Romans 10:11-15) NLT