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DAY 4: Be A Jesus-Like Missionary
Missions Conference 2010 Devotional | View the Entire Devotional Series
Pastor Mark Driscoll says this in his book, The Radical Reformission:
“It is imperative that Christians be like Jesus, by living freely within the culture as missionaries who are as faithful to the Father and his gospel as Jesus was in his own time and place.”
God has sent us out to live in this time and in this culture as missionaries who fulfill the mission of God, just as Jesus did.
READ ACTS 17:26-27
And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us
In Acts 17 we read that God has determined the exact time and place where we should live, so that people could find him. How amazing is it to think that God has literally sent you into the exact place and time and that you live to be His representative? His ambassador. His missionary!
Paul talks about this amazing role we have been given as representatives of God, ambassadors of Jesus: “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:20
Paul says it’s as though God himself were making his appeal to others through us. It’s through you that Jesus wants to spread the gospel and call people to saving faith!
So are you living in a way that allows God’s call to ring clearly through your life to others?
In Mark 10:45 Jesus says this, “the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” To be a leader, to be a minister, to be an ambassador of Jesus means to be a servant. To willingly serve and give your life for others.
To be a Jesus-Like Missionary you have to humble yourself. You have to sacrifice and willingly serve and love others, doing whatever it takes to spread the gospel. That’s living out the mission of God.
Journaling Questions
- After reading Acts 17:26-27, how does knowing that God determined this specific time and place for you to live encourage you to share the gospel? Do you feel empowered by that fact? Write about it.
- What needs to change in your life to allow God’s “appeal though you” to be more powerful?
- Do you serve like Jesus? Sacrificially? Willingly? Where? Be specific. List out ways you serve in ministry as part of the church to fulfill the mission of God.
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