The Mission

From NKJV of the Holy Bible, Acts 13:46- 48
The Paul and Barnabas grew bold and said, "It was necessary that the work of God should be spoken to you first; but since you reject it, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, behold we turn to the Gentiles. For so the Lord has commanded us:  'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth."'

The dictionary defines a missionary as: A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. from Wikipedia.com


Today we have people who crisscross the globe carrying God's word to those who may not have heard it. Along with this they take food, clothing, and many other things to improve their quality of life. The one true message that should be taken to them is, The Lord is there for all of us not just sister Mary in the church choir or the preacher on pulpit. He is there to care for us all. He is fully aware of the trials we have had and the mistakes we have made. That is why God sent his one and only son to die for us on the cross. To free us of our sins. As the songs say, "Are you washed in the Blood of the Lamb?" All we need to do is Believe and ask him into your heart. You will feel a difference deep inside yourself the moment you truly call upon him and accept him as your Lord and Savior. 


Delivering this message to all who will listen is the role the traveling missionary takes on.  There are those whom may never have heard this wonderful message and then there are those who have heard it many times and still have not let themselves believe. It is by far an expensive task and a difficult one. One where their belief in Christ could cost them the ultimate price, their life. Yet they go sometimes for years on end carrying the name of the Lord to many.  Let's not forget though it is not only the traveling missionary's responsibility to carry his message but yours and mine as well. The simplest way we can do this is in the way treat others and conduct our lives. 


Recently our family church undertook a huge task of building a new place of worship. This is a very expensive task, however through the creation of a building fund and some other creative financing they were able to accomplish this task. Now this coming spring they will move into a larger more accommodating church. In a manner of speaking the entire church body was part missionary. They all contributed specific amounts above and beyond their normal tithe. This amount was put directly into the building fund. Had it not been for this there would not be a new place for them to share Gods word with even more people. It is in a new area so I am sure there will be outreach activities to the surrounding community.   


Until next time ....