Take a deep breath! Okay let it out before you pass out. As long as we have breath in our lungs God has a purpose for our lives. Without a clear purpose for our lives we can tend to become apathetic and walk aimlessly through work, school, through our towns and homes. There is a focus for our lives that is marked out for us in Matthew 28 it's the great commission.
"18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Many times we see missionaries as people over sees reaching the nations and lost people groups around the world, but we must understand that our friends, co-workers and family are a nation and a people group as well.
Acts 17:26 says, "26From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live."
God designed for you to be a missionary in this exact time and location of your life. Let's take a deep breath today as we go as missionaries to reveal the transforming love of God to those around us.
To hear more about check out my latest sermon, "Who will go?"
In Isaiah 6, The Lord asked, "Who will go for me?" Isaiah, without even asking "Where, When, or How?" responded, "Here am I. Send me!" Always loved that truth.
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