The book of Matthew is loaded with verses describing what the life of someone who professes Christ as their Savior ought to look like. Some are broad in scope (Matt 22:37-39; “love God, love people”), while others are more specific (Matt 5; Sermon on the Mount). So how do these verses shape our lives today?
For at least 25 of us, this week, it looks like a plane ticket to Nicaragua. In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus instructed us to “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations...” so that's what we are doing. Split up into two teams, we will be drilling a well for a village and providing medical care to over 400 students and their parents. Most importantly, we will be living out the Gospel in a practical way. A way that many of the people with whom we'll be interacting have never seen before.
If you look through the passages above, nowhere does Jesus say that we're guaranteed success nor that we will always be welcomed with open arms. He only tells us to go and to love the people that He created in His image.
Please pray for us that we may be able to express Jesus' love to the people we'll come in contact with and that we would be able to accomplish the work that He has ordained for us. Pray that we would have an open mind and to let the Holy Spirit guide us and to leave our own agendas behind.
Check back daily as we walk through the week.
-Zoltan
-Zoltan
No comments:
Post a Comment