Thematic Bible: Pressure of duty
Thematic Bible
Pressure of duty » It makes the message imperative
But when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to the word as he emphatically assured the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.
for we cannot stop talking about what we've seen and heard."
And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,
Pressure of duty » It sounds a woe in the ears of him who falters
For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast about, for this obligation has been entrusted to me. How terrible it would be for me if I didn't preach the gospel!
Pressure of duty » It burns like an inward fire
When I say, "I won't remember the LORD, nor will I speak in his name anymore, then there is this burning fire in my heart. It is bound up in my bones, I grow weary of trying to hold it in, and I cannot do it!
Pressure of duty » It binds the soul to its task
I have a baptism to be baptized with, and what stress I am under until it's completed!
Pressure of duty » It calls like the voice of a lion
A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who will not prophesy?
Pressure of duty » It urges to haste
I must do the work of the one who sent me while it is day. Night is approaching, when no one can work.