Word for Today, Wed, 26 Oct 2005: What is a Missionary?
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
Dear friends,
Have you ever wondered what a missionary really is? This message from
Oswald Chambers explains that "a missionary is one sent by Jesus
Christ as He was sent by God."
The message goes into detail explaining this. While most of us would
not consider that we are missionaries by profession, each one of us
has a role in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people who
desperately look for hope and encouragement.
Do you personally know Jesus Christ? Has God shown you that you are
deeply loved and fully accepted? The truth of scripture is that God
is good, so good, in fact, that He gave His Only Son as a perfect
sacrifice for us, that we may have a relationship with Him.
God Himself has redeemed us by the work of Christ. That is something
we can find in the Bible. God wants us to share the eternal hope that
we have in Christ with others.
Yours in Christ,
Brian
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October 26, 2005
WHAT IS A MISSIONARY?
As My Father hath sent Me, even so send I you.
John 20:21
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=joh+20:21&sr=1
A missionary is one sent by Jesus Christ as He was sent by God. The
great dominant note is not the needs of men, but the command of Jesus.
The source of our inspiration in work for God is behind, not before.
The tendency today is to put the inspiration ahead, to sweep
everything in front of us and bring it all out to our conception of
success. In the New Testament the inspiration is put behind us, the
Lord Jesus. The ideal is to be true to Him, to carry out His
enterprises.
Personal attachment to the Lord Jesus and His point of view is the one
thing that must not be overlooked. In missionary enterprise the great
danger is that God's call is effaced by the needs of the people until
human sympathy absolutely overwhelms the meaning of being sent by
Jesus. The needs are so enormous, the conditions so perplexing, that
every power of mind falters and fails. We forget that the one great
reason underneath all missionary enterprise is not first the elevation
of the people, nor the education of the people, nor their needs; but
first and foremost the command of Jesus Christ - "Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations."
When looking back on the lives of men and women of God the tendency is
to say - What wonderfully astute wisdom they had! How perfectly they
understood all God wanted! The astute mind behind is the Mind of God,
not human wisdom at all. We give credit to human wisdom when we
should give credit to the Divine guidance of God through childlike
people who were foolish enough to trust God's wisdom and the
supernatural equipment of God.
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST - by Oswald Chambers //
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http://www.heartlight.org/devotionals/my_utmost /
This devotional is copyright Oswald Chambers Publications,
< http://www.oswaldchambers.co.uk >.
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