Christians need to be zealous in evangelizing the world. The words Jesus spoke prior to ascending back to the Father were not said just to fill lines on a page. They are commands to every Christian. He said, “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen (Mat. 28:19-20).

We must be zealous in reaching those who are lost. So many souls are facing eternity each day having never know the gospel. How could we not be zealous in this great task? Some take the attitude of leaving evangelism to the preacher. Sure it is one of the responsibilities of the preacher to evangelize, but it is also the responsibility of every Christian. Those who are not zealous in evangelism may deceive themselves into thinking they are zealous for the Lord, but the Lord knows better.

Evangelism takes effort, it is not easy. Even those experienced in personal work get tired and frustrated from time to time. God knew this would happen, notice what He had Paul write to the faithful Christians in Galatia, “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not” (Gal. 6:9). Is not helping one see the gospel doing good? As in the days when our Lord walked among men, the “fields are white unto harvest” (Jno. 4:35).

We need to be zealous in the fight against worldliness in the church. It is the idea of some even in the church that nothing should be said to anyone about anything. That idea is straight from Satan himself for it is a lie.

The church is to be kept pure.

Look at the writings of Paul as he talked about marriage and the church. “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish (Eph. 5:25-27). Moral standards are being lowered on every front.

The church must stand firm against all immorality. The home is under attack today, immorality is rampant (Rom. 1:16 – 32). The church must zealously teach both young and old that such things will bring damnation to the souls of those who participate in such and to those who uphold such (Gal. 5:19-21; 2 John 9-11).

The question each person must ask themselves is, “Am I zealous for the Lord?” It may be that our lives need to be redirected back to God. How terrible it would be to miss heaven because of misdirected zeal.