"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you...."
Matthew 28:19-20a (NIV)
At my church's New Year's day service, my senior pastor cast the vision for the congregation - "Live Life Missionally." In a nutshell, this means to shift our focus outward to win souls and to disciple them to grow deeply in love with Abba Father.
I believe that it is not just a vision for my church. It should be a vision for all believers! Because that is exactly what our Lord commanded us to do.
Matthew 28:18-20 records this clearly. It is the most important command for us as it was the Lord's last command before He ascended to the Father's side.
"Living" is a continuous present tense. Therefore, it means to do it in every living moment in our life. Is it possible? Is it easy? Or will it be another airy-fairy "no-action-talk-only" statement?
I know that I will fail if I depend on my human strength. Even if I ask for help from the Holy Spirit, it will still be difficult. But I will make a start and let the Holy Spirit fuel my spark and turn it into a fire.
I will ask the Holy Spirit to help me to make every opportunity to share the good news of Christ's salvation offer. I will ask His help to be more like Jesus, to love like Him and to walk according to His ways so that I can help another brother or sister to "live life missionally" as well.
It will not be easy but I will constantly ask the Holy Spirit to help me fulfill this desire, one step at a time, in His time. My Lord says to me, "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you." John 15:16 NIV.
Lord, I ask you to help me to "Live Life Missionally" from today!
God bless.
Steven
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