What is the heart of missions? In Matthew 18:11, our Lord Jesus tells us that missions is about lost souls. God is concerned for the lost. Are we? Ecclesiastes 12:7 tells us that when a person dies, the body goes to dust. The soul, on the other hand, goes to heaven where God will determine where the soul will ultimately end up – heaven or hell. God’s desire is for all souls to go to heaven. That’s why Christ came, so that we may be saved.
Psalm 142:4 is David’s cry to God when he was a fugitive in the wilderness. He cried that there was no man he could trust who will fight for him. The word “know” in the verse means “caring for” in Hebrew. No one cared for David. Despite having hundreds of soldiers with him, David still felt all alone.
Do we care for the souls of others? Is there someone who feels lonely like David and is waiting for us to reach out to? Do we open our eyes to see the needs of others?
In Psalm 142:5, David confessed that even the safest place on earth cannot be compared to the safety of God’s refuge. When we are in God’s refuge, we will want to serve Him faithfully. We are to serve God with no conditions, without choosing, without demeaning any area of service. We are to serve according to His calling. God is concerned for the lost. Are we?
As a church, we ought to have the same heart and the same heartbeat for missions: to reach out to those who are crying out that no one cares for their souls. As God calls us to reach out to the lost souls, let us be provoked to do so. We must ensure that our heart is there. We must have the heartbeat of missions.
Psalm 142:4 is David’s cry to God when he was a fugitive in the wilderness. He cried that there was no man he could trust who will fight for him. The word “know” in the verse means “caring for” in Hebrew. No one cared for David. Despite having hundreds of soldiers with him, David still felt all alone.
Do we care for the souls of others? Is there someone who feels lonely like David and is waiting for us to reach out to? Do we open our eyes to see the needs of others?
In Psalm 142:5, David confessed that even the safest place on earth cannot be compared to the safety of God’s refuge. When we are in God’s refuge, we will want to serve Him faithfully. We are to serve God with no conditions, without choosing, without demeaning any area of service. We are to serve according to His calling. God is concerned for the lost. Are we?
As a church, we ought to have the same heart and the same heartbeat for missions: to reach out to those who are crying out that no one cares for their souls. As God calls us to reach out to the lost souls, let us be provoked to do so. We must ensure that our heart is there. We must have the heartbeat of missions.
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