He (Jesus) said to them “Go into all the world and preach
the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved,
but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” Mark 16: 15 & 16
Jesus’ teachings come mostly in the form of parables. He
instructed us on how to live our lives and what kind of things we should be
doing. They are mostly figurative anecdotes that we are to apply to our lives.
As Jesus is about to ascend into Heaven after his resurrection, he tells it to
us straight. We are to go all the way, to the far ends of the earth, to the
most remote peoples and tell them about Jesus.
Me? Timbuktu? Isn’t that what missionaries are for? We don’t
have to board a plane to go to some remote location in order to preach and be
an example of the gospel. Jesus says “go into all the world…” What about
50 feet out our front door? What about at our place of work? At the coffee
shops? Grocery Store? What about our family and friends who don’t know Jesus?
It’s important to encourage and financially support missionaries
efforts in far off countries but let’s not forget about the mission field right
around us. God has placed us where we
are and we each have a sphere of influence. He wants us to use it to touch the
lives of others.
Encouragement for the week: Take a close look at the “mission
field” around you. Are there people you can tell about Jesus? Are there souls
you can be praying for? If the answer is “yes”, then you’re an important
piece of God’s plan.
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