Missions Month at Christian Life Center
For decades now, October has been designated as “Missions Month” at our church. We have focused on missionary efforts – both locally and globally – and on raising funds for the work being done all around the world, from our doorstep to foreign countries. The missionaries we regularly support are posted on a map in the foyer and we have pledged to pray for them and to be faithful in sending financial support. We also lift up other missionaries and mission works, that the Gospel of Jesus Christ will continue to be preached and lives will be saved and changed in all parts of the world.
While we look at the world, we cannot close our eyes to the need in our country. We do - and will continue to – support missionaries in foreign countries. But we cannot ignore the need right here. America has moved from being a Christian nation. We need revival. We, as God’s people, need to realize our part in reaching the lost in this land.
First, we need to pray – really pray – as in 2 Chronicles 7:14. We need to remember that WE are strangers and pilgrims in this world (1 Peter 2:11, Hebrews 11:13.) We can consider ourselves to be living in a foreign land. WE have a purpose, a mandate, given to us in this foreign land. It is the task of preaching the Gospel to every creature (Mark 16:15.) We are given the ministry of reconciling the world to Christ; and we have been given a title in this foreign land – WE are called “ambassadors for Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:18-20.)
This year, as we continue to support missionaries serving in other countries, let’s acknowledge that we also are missionaries, and live accordingly. Let’s remember we are ambassadors for Christ – we work for His kingdom! We refer to places difficult to break through mindsets & worldly thinking to spread the Gospel as being “hard soil.” Our land is “hard soil” in so many ways. We are called to be missionaries, ambassadors for Christ, right here – even in “hard soil.” Do what missionaries do – pray, ask the Lord for opportunity, wisdom, and anointing. Amen!