Jesus was going through all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest."
~Matthew 9:35-38
I spent some time pondering yesterday the importance that missions must play in the life of the Christian. God's heart clearly is to glorify His name throughout all the earth (Exodus 9:16; Psalm 67; Ezekiel 38:23) and having His children bring the gospel to every tribe and tongue and people group is the means He has graciously chosen to do so. This website is a nice aid in helping us be faithful to the "Great Commission" (Matthew 28:19-20) as it provides information on the unreached people groups in the world. I would encourage you to look over this for any opportunity the Lord may be providing you with and to commit to pray for some of these groups that God would send feet of those who bring good news of good things (Romans 10:15) so that through the proclamation of the gospel, Satan's hold upon them may collapse and God may penetrate hard hearts with His transforming power. As Jesus told His disciples: The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest (Matthew 9:37-38). Who knows, like the disciples who prayed that prayer, God's answer might be to send you to work in that harvest. Right after Jesus exhorted His followers to pray for workers, He sent them out to do the work (Matthew 10:1-42).
Seeking to glorify God and make His name famous throughout the peoples of the earth,
Lee
Soli Deo Gloria!!!
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