Jesus spoke about coming and going… coming and going. I would like to speak to you about coming and going.
In Matthew 11:28, Jesus says, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Does anybody here labor? Raise your hand if you labor.
He wants us to come to him. Why? So we can experience his love, joy, rest, …. And Him.
Many times, as I am teaching my college students, I try to relate an experience to them, but they don’t really get it, because they have not experienced something similar in life yet. They haven’t been laid off. For most, they have not been married, had children, or graduated from college. They haven’t bought a house or experienced the joy of maintaining that house. As a result, they can’t turn around and tell others about an experience they haven’t had.
Jesus wants us to experience Him so we can tell others about His love, peace, joy, and rest.
So, he tells us to come. Then he tells us to go.
In Mark 16:15, He says, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”
“But how can I go Lord? I have a job, a house, kids to raise, people to meet, and so many other things.”
Of course, Paul adds his two cents. In Romans 10:14 “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?”
That’s the ticket. We, who labor, go through supporting our missions. Sometimes, I feel that is a cop-out. I’m mean, it’s easy to plunk some money in the basket and say my part is done. But what does my $5, $10 or $20 per month really do? Can it really have any effect on someone? Does it really have any eternal value. As I see our monthly missionary videos, I see how I am impacting the kingdom of God.
The journey to one thousand souls saved starts with a single step. A single step of faith. A step of faith of giving my monthly pledge.
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