As You Are Going...

Most of us will not be called to go oversees to share the gospel with people in faraway lands. But that does not mean we are not on a mission field. Just as the missionary is called to their field of service, you are called to yours. And yours is...right where you are right now.

Where ever you find yourself right now it's the same as every other mission field...some people know Jesus, some people don't. And the advantage most of us have over those we normally call missionaries is that we already know the language and the culture. And more times than not, we already know the people we are called to reach.

The first part of the Great Commission says this, “Go therefore and make disciples” (Matthew 28:19). The phrase go therefore could literally be translated as you are going. In other words, as you are going about your daily lives, going to your work, going to your school, going to your recreational activities, where ever you are going, go, and make disciples. In fact, The Message actually reads this way, “Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life..."


So let me challenge each of us, as we are going through the events of our lives, let's be sensitive to the needs of others around us. Let me encourage you to ask the Holy Spirit to help you to be watching for opportunities to share God's great love to those you meet everyday in your daily activities. I am convinced the issue is not that we don't have opportunities to share God's love. I also believe most of want to share God's love with others. I think that, for many us, the problem is, we simply don't recognize the opportunities we have every day. May His Spirit open my eyes to see the opportunities I have everyday to make an eternal difference in someone's life.