Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Every Christian is a missionary

God's message of salvation in Jesus Christ is the package that every Chsitian should carry about and show to each man, woman and child in the world. In effect, we are all missionaries, ministers of God' Word.

This world would have us believe that it is the duty of every person to seek his own fortune, but the things of the world will pass away soon enough. Let's get athe right mindset.

Oswald Chambers says,

"The key to the missionary’s devotion is that he is attached to nothing and to no one except our Lord Himself. It does not mean simply being detached from the external things surrounding us. Our Lord was amazingly in touch with the ordinary things of life, but He had an inner detachment except toward God. External detachment is often an actual indication of a secret, growing, inner attachment to the things we stay away from externally."

Delight in Jesus Christ. That's the key.

Charles Spurgeon says,

"Oh! the delights of fellowship with Jesus! Earth hath no words which can set forth the holy calm of a soul leaning on Jesus' bosom. Few Christians understand it, they live in the lowlands and seldom climb to the top of Nebo: they live in the outer court, they enter not the holy place, they take not up the privilege of priesthood. At a distance they see the sacrifice, but they sit not down with the priest to eat thereof, and to enjoy the fat of the burnt offering. But, reader, sit thou ever under the shadow of Jesus; come up to that palm tree, and take hold of the branches thereof; let thy beloved be unto thee as the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, and thou shalt be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. O Jesus, visit us with Thy salvation!"

"...He awakens {Me} morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple." - Isa. 50:4

"My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips." - Psalm 63:5