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Prayer and preaching from the mind concentrated on salvation

God came to this earth to save us, His children. For the salvation of our souls, He never stopped praying and preaching. He put His whole heart and soul into the salvation of His children; He got up early in the morning and prayed for His sinful children that they might attain spiritual enlightenment and achieve complete repentance and go back to heaven safely; and He continually preached the good news of salvation.

Mk 1:35-38 『Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. Simon and his companions went to look for him, and when they found him, they exclaimed: "Everyone is looking for you!" Jesus replied, "Let us go somewhere else―to the nearby villages―so I can preach there also. That is why I have come."』

Mt 4:17-23 『From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." … Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.』

Until today God has been praying for His children, always worrying that we will grow weary and fall away from salvation. His constant praying and preaching came from the mind completely concentrated on our salvation. Christ gave everything to save us; He gave His whole heart, soul and mind. Until the day He was taken up to heaven, He laid Himself out with all His heart to save His remnant and told us to preach.

Mt 28:18-20 『"… Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."』

Mk 16:15 『He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation."』

There are still many who have not yet received the good news of salvation. Think of God! He thought nothing of the shame and didn't hesitate to do anything for our salvation. Remembering God's love for us, we shall boldly proclaim the gospel of the new covenant to all the nations and the peoples of the world. Save the world with all your heart God gave His whole heart to us. We too should give God all our heart. Let us remove our selfish heart, so that only God can fill our heart. Until our whole heart is filled with Christ, we must continually try harder to truly love God and always live in Him.
As God has loved us, so we must love all the people of the world. God said that whatever we do for one of our brothers, we do for Him, and that anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen (Mt 25:40; 1 Jn 4:20).
When we give our whole heart to the salvation of our brothers and sisters, we can fully obey God's command―"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." Taking this word to heart, Apostle Paul threw himself with all his heart and strength into going throughout the whole world and preaching the gospel to all people. Because he gave his whole heart, he could lead many souls to repent before God wherever he went, even though circumstances were difficult and unfavorable.

Ac 20:23-27 『 … However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me―the task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace. … Therefore, I declared to you today that I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God.』

2 Ti 4:7-8 『I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day …』

Paul said that he considered his life nothing to him. This means that he gave God his whole heart and soul. Just as he said that he finished the race and kept the faith, he completely exhausted himself doing the work of God. Considering the life of Paul who loved God with all his heart and all his soul, we too should have such great faith. God let Paul's works be recorded in the Bible, because He wanted us to imitate his faith and deeds.

2 Ti 4:1-5 『 … Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage―with great patience and careful instruction. … But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.』

Now, what is left for us to do is the work of an evangelist―the task of preaching the gospel to all people to save them. Like Paul, we are to proclaim the gospel of salvation to all nations of the world. We should teach them God's word and also give them the love God showed when He saved us. If we show them God's beautiful love through our actions daily, they too will give the love to others with the joy of receiving the gift of life.