One mark of revival I believe, during which God come to his people in power, is that God's people are compelled to offer their lives for His service. Many of our churches today lack people who are willing to get involved in carrying out God's redemptive work. The mission fields are crying out for Christians to go and share the Gospel with those who've never heard it. There is a statistic today that says that here in America, 80% of the people are looking for God. I believe that what we need is not more pleas for volunteers, but an outpouring of the power of God! When God comes among His people in power, there is never a shortage of volunteers or resources for His work!
"Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power." Psalm 110:3
When Christians today are asked what aspects of the Christian life are most important to them, missions is not usually ranked as a priority. I believe that this is because we have lost track of why God called any of us in the first place! We were not saved from our sin just so that we would qualify for heaven. God delivered us so we would have a relationship with Him through which He could carry out His mission to redeem a lost world. How many of us are now frightened by this and then, why are we frightened? It is simply because of self-centeredness!
Friends, only the power of God can free us from our natural self-centeredness and reorient us toward the mission of God. There really is no need to pray that God would come in His power. That is the only way He ever comes. What we need to do is have hearts that are so responsive to Him that He will choose to demonstrate His power through us! I guess our question to ourself should be: Is my heart so filled with love for God that I am watching for the first opportunity to say as Isaiah did, "Here I am. Send me!"? And if not, why not?
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!!
"Your people shall be volunteers in the day of Your power." Psalm 110:3
When Christians today are asked what aspects of the Christian life are most important to them, missions is not usually ranked as a priority. I believe that this is because we have lost track of why God called any of us in the first place! We were not saved from our sin just so that we would qualify for heaven. God delivered us so we would have a relationship with Him through which He could carry out His mission to redeem a lost world. How many of us are now frightened by this and then, why are we frightened? It is simply because of self-centeredness!
Friends, only the power of God can free us from our natural self-centeredness and reorient us toward the mission of God. There really is no need to pray that God would come in His power. That is the only way He ever comes. What we need to do is have hearts that are so responsive to Him that He will choose to demonstrate His power through us! I guess our question to ourself should be: Is my heart so filled with love for God that I am watching for the first opportunity to say as Isaiah did, "Here I am. Send me!"? And if not, why not?
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!!
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