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DAY 2: God Is A Missionary God
Missions Conference 2010 Devotional | View the Entire Devotional Series
READ MATTHEW 28:19-20
One of Jesus’ final commands to his disciples, and to us as his followers, is to go into the world and make disciples. It’s called the “Great Commission”. To be missionaries to our world and our culture that spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Theologians call this the Missio Dei, or the “Mission of God”. It’s God’s mission to spread his glory by using the Church to teach and train all people to love and follow Jesus. In the Great Commission Jesus calls us to be a part of that mission. That’s where we get the phrase, “Live Missionally” – it means to live in sync with—or better said—to live out the Mission of God.
Have you ever thought about the fact that God is a missionary God? He is. The great thing about Jesus’ call for us to go out make disciples and spread the Gospel is that he did it himself! He leads by example! God is a sending God, with a desire to see all of humanity and creation reconciled, redeemed, and healed. He sent Jesus for this purpose.
The greatest display of the mission of God is in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Today, spend some time thinking about the fact that God is a missionary God who came into your world to reach you with his love through Jesus Christ. His desire is to see you (and all people) reconciled, redeemed, and healed.
Journaling Questions
- Have you ever thought of God as a missionary God before?
- How does thinking of Jesus as God the Father’s sent missionary to you, affect your thoughts toward missions?
- Spend some time in prayer and/or journaling today, reveling in the thought of God the Father’s great love towards you in sending his Son Jesus to reach, love, rescue, redeem, and heal you through his work on the cross.
Many of the thoughts behind days 2-4 of our devotional were taken from a series called “Missional Christianity” at theResurgence.com. You can view that entire series here: Missional Christianity Series