Limiting
God limits Himself and trusts us with the Great Commission.
as part of the sermon this morning, my pastor explained the truth that God doesn’t need our help in missions. we don’t have to go to hong kong to reach the lost. we don’t have to go to unreached people to reach them. God could reveal Himself to the world and draw everyone to Himself purely based on Him. His glory, His beauty, His character – people would become Christians without sending missionaries. however, God chooses to limit Himself in this way to trust us with the Gospel, trusting that we will spread the Good News.
it might seem strange, but what grace! through living out missions and “going on” missions (there seems to be the mindset that missions is going somewhere, but you can be and are a missionary where you are too.) my faith has grown. my salvation is being worked out (sanctification). missions has grown my understanding of the Gospel and built community back home (through prayer teams) and wherever i am. living out a missional life is a gift from God. this morning was a great reminder.
