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b). HE has provided us with Influence.
Influence! Every Christian has a sphere of influence; some may have a wider sphere of influence, and of course the Bible says, to whom much is given, much is expected or required. What do you do with the sphere of influence the Master has given you? Do you influence those in your sphere to hate or to love; to help or to hinder; to build or to tear down; to unite or to divide. Do you influence them for CHRIST or against CHRIST? You meet a Christian brother or sister you have not offended in any way and he or she is avoiding and resenting. An enemy of CHRIST has used his/her influence to sow the seed of hatred. What do you do with your pound of influence, sister, what do you do with your pound of influence brother? You are in a place where you can influence people for CHRIST. What are you doing with them?
(c). The third one is money. The third provision is Money.
The Master gives us a measure of affluence to do business for HIM. The
issue of money is a source of sorrow for many Christians. Money, either by way of benevolence or bills, is one of the things it takes to win people for CHRIST and to disciple them.
Some senior bureaucrats from Southern Africa went to the United States for a short program. And it was suggested to their Pastor to organize an evangelistic program in a hotel for the bureaucrats and volunteered to foot the bill. The program was well received, and one them, a lady who accepted CHRIST at the program died shortly after she got home.
They made use of the resources provided. You can imagine that that without that program the sister would have died without knowing CHRIST.