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Our God sent Jesus to earth on a mission, and He, like the fictional Peter Phelps and his IMF Team, keeps right on task until the end. Jesus states His mission like this:
For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost. Luke 19:10 (NLT)
Brilliantly simple! And He did His part. On the cross, after calling out in thirst and being given sour wine, He declared:
When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and released his spirit. John 19:30 (NLT)
Scripture records that the reason Jesus died was because of love:
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NLT)
Now, we Christians have received the benefits of this sacrifice. We are given salvation and a new life. We are being led by the Holy Spirit as we go out to live Christ’s life. We have accepted His mission, right? Or are we too scared?
How do we do such an impossible seeming task? We are too sinful and broken ourselves! The answer is, in the power of the Holy Spirit! God has to empower us to complete this mission. And the secret is to love Jesus and each other, showing mercy to all of those around us. We are to be living “Signs and Wonders” that make all of those people around us see the difference Jesus has made in our lives and wonder why we are different. As we are set free from our sinful patterns and healed of our brokenness, we can turn to the others we see in the same situations and offer them the comfort that we have received from Jesus. It doesn’t have to be complicated at all. I have offered comfort to mothers I have met in the past whose children are straying from God. That is because I was once such a child, with a mother who prayed for me daily to return to Jesus. Many long years she prayed, and often recounted to God the Godly heritage I had in my ancestors, who were close to Him. She kept on praying, and at the ripe age of 42 years old, I came back to the fold at last! So my message of encouragement is to mothers who are praying desperately over a long period of time for straying children. I tell them “Never stop praying and believing!” And I come alongside them and pray with them for their prodigal children. And they listen, because it is part of my life, not just a recitation of Scriptures. It is the fruit of the Scriptures!
So I would like to challenge you! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is the very Mission of Jesus! Love Him; let Him lead you as you live out your daily life. Ask Him to show you the lost and broken ones around you. Give them the supernatural love of Jesus, opening up your lives to show the broken places where He has repaired you. This mission will require giving up your shame, so you can uncover your scars and show the healing touch of God in your life. It is not mission impossible, but Mission Possible!
The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. Matthew 19:25-26 (NLT)
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible” (v26).
You see, Jesus said so!
For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost. Luke 19:10 (NLT)
Brilliantly simple! And He did His part. On the cross, after calling out in thirst and being given sour wine, He declared:
When Jesus had tasted it, he said, “It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and released his spirit. John 19:30 (NLT)
Scripture records that the reason Jesus died was because of love:
For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NLT)
Now, we Christians have received the benefits of this sacrifice. We are given salvation and a new life. We are being led by the Holy Spirit as we go out to live Christ’s life. We have accepted His mission, right? Or are we too scared?
How do we do such an impossible seeming task? We are too sinful and broken ourselves! The answer is, in the power of the Holy Spirit! God has to empower us to complete this mission. And the secret is to love Jesus and each other, showing mercy to all of those around us. We are to be living “Signs and Wonders” that make all of those people around us see the difference Jesus has made in our lives and wonder why we are different. As we are set free from our sinful patterns and healed of our brokenness, we can turn to the others we see in the same situations and offer them the comfort that we have received from Jesus. It doesn’t have to be complicated at all. I have offered comfort to mothers I have met in the past whose children are straying from God. That is because I was once such a child, with a mother who prayed for me daily to return to Jesus. Many long years she prayed, and often recounted to God the Godly heritage I had in my ancestors, who were close to Him. She kept on praying, and at the ripe age of 42 years old, I came back to the fold at last! So my message of encouragement is to mothers who are praying desperately over a long period of time for straying children. I tell them “Never stop praying and believing!” And I come alongside them and pray with them for their prodigal children. And they listen, because it is part of my life, not just a recitation of Scriptures. It is the fruit of the Scriptures!
So I would like to challenge you! Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is the very Mission of Jesus! Love Him; let Him lead you as you live out your daily life. Ask Him to show you the lost and broken ones around you. Give them the supernatural love of Jesus, opening up your lives to show the broken places where He has repaired you. This mission will require giving up your shame, so you can uncover your scars and show the healing touch of God in your life. It is not mission impossible, but Mission Possible!
The disciples were astounded. “Then who in the world can be saved?” they asked. Matthew 19:25-26 (NLT)
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible” (v26).
You see, Jesus said so!