Its funny in a way because everything in my life now relates to the idea of "missions" or proclaiming the good news of Jesus. I noticed it last week at church, at Bible study, at RUF, basically everything I read. It happened again at church today! It makes sense, because it is so much a part of my life right now, but it still makes me chuckle to myself.
We were talking in church today about 1 Corinthians 15:35-58. The pastor did not relate anything we were talking about to missions, but I did! Truly, everything in Scripture points to the Mission. Pastor talked about how we need a greater thirst for His glory, and he prayed that God would capture our imaginations - God, give me YOUR dreams! And then 1 Corinthians 15:58. Leading up the that verse, Paul talks about how death and sin have been defeated - "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?...Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (vs. 55-57) And then we get to the incredible verse 58. "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." And that was it. It was so encouraging, particularly with this summer. Yes, its easy for me to worry or doubt, but I am called to stand firm! I want to devote myself to the work of the Lord because it will NEVER be in vain!
A lot of what I've been wrestling with is the desire to talk to my non-Believing friends about Jesus and who He is and what He has done for me and for them. This verse really encourages me in that. Yes, I want to pray specifically and seize those opportunities when they arise, but as long as I am doing the Lord's work, He will have everything under control. He will provide the work for me to do! I just want to shout, "Yes!" in response.
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