Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
I can see already that this blog is turning more into my thoughts and revelations concerning the Word of God than it is an actual boasting on the Lord. Yet, in reality the thoughts and revelations concerning the Word came from God and therefore boast of Him. As I grow in the knowledge of Him and grow in intimacy with Jesus, that alone speaks of a boast because He is the one doing that wonderful work within me! So I will continue to write my thoughts concerning the Word, and I will record it as a boast...praise be to God! Here we go:
Back in 2002, Frank and I went on a mission trip to Honduras with Higher Ground Ministries. One evening while we were there, Pastor Jim Brissey had everyone gather for a time of worship and a time of sharing what God had revealed or spoken to each of us as a result of going on this trip. My answer was that although I loved being there and actually wished I could stay, I truly felt as if the Lord was showing me there were just as many people back in the USA who needed Jesus. I felt like He told me that we pass them every day but their needs are often hidden. We need to look beyond the walls and go and minister to them. That was in 2002.
Fast forward to now, 2012 (wow! 10 years!). The Lord started ministering to me about the mission field. He showed me that we are all missionaries no matter where we are! He showed me like this: When you are on a mission trip, do you just hang out for days on end not ministering to anyone? NO because everyone who has ever been on a mission trip knows that you go there with a purpose...to share the good news of the gospel (salvation, healing, provision, deliverance, etc), and you only have a limited amount of time to accomplish that purpose! Besides that, the trip usually costs a chunk of change, so the team doesn't want to waste the time they have there doing nothing.
Then I felt like He showed me that all His people are on a mission trip. If we call ourselves Christians, then we should have one main purpose in our lives - sharing the gospel. Yes, we have jobs, families, etc that we must attend to, but we should never allow those things to hinder our main purpose which is to share the gospel. Why? Because our time on this mission trip is limited! We only have a certain amount of time to accomplish our mission, so we can't afford to let day after day, year after year slip by with us doing very little or sometimes nothing to accomplish what the Lord has given us to do.
Now some may say they have no idea what he Lord would have them do. It's very clear! Minister the good news of the gospel! If you will start by doing SOMETHING and then earnestly seek the Lord in prayer to guide you to more, HE WILL ANSWER THAT PRAYER! Also, don't limit yourself to only ministering inside the church. Although we need that type of serving because Christians need to grow, we cannot and should not forget to outside the church walls to reach the lost. It could be something as simple as sharing what God has done in your life with someone at the grocery store, it could be doing an outside Sunday school for the children in your neighborhood, it could be bringing groceries to someone who you don't even know, but the Lord points them out as someone in need. There are so many ways to share the gospel! Just pick something and start somewhere!
The bottom line is this. A price has been paid for our mission trip. It was VERY expensive! It was paid for with the blood of Jesus! Each one of us accepted the responsibility for what would be expected of us on the day we asked Jesus to be our Lord and Savior. Luke 12:48 says, "To whom much is given, much will be required." We are on a mission trip, and we have work to do. So what are we waiting for? Let's get busy! Get out there and share the good news of the gospel! Go share Jesus with someone...today!
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