Servant Sacrifice

During my devotional time this morning, I began to reflect on the words of Psalm 67 and how it applies to our going to the nations. I believe that a clear understanding of this Psalm should motivate us to GO! Not just go to church. Not even just to go on a mission trip. But we should be motivated by this Psalm to go to that place of “servant sacrifices” we all know we should go.

Being a servant is what we saw in the model of Jesus' earthly ministry. He went to the hurting, hopeless and helpless, and Jesus spent His time on the earth ministering to those who needed hope the most. At the same time He invested His intimate time with the twelve men closest to Him. If I believe this model to be accurate about Jesus' life, then I should seek to follow this model in my own faith journey...right? If this is the model I am to follow then we must ask the question “how should I follow?”

In Matthew 4:19, Jesus spoke to His disciples and said, “…Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Where did Jesus go? But, more pointedly, where is He going now? Jesus is in the slums of Tenali, India among the street children and forgotten orphans of that city. Jesus is in the dump in Vijayawada among the desperate families surviving on less than $2 a day. Jesus is in the villages of northern India among the thousands of rural people seeking truth in a god who will answer. Jesus is in the hills surrounding Bangalore, among the teenagers who are searching for some reason to continue to live.

Jesus is among the indigenous people of each region who are looking for a Savior whose name they have never heard. Jesus is among the desperate, forgotten, impoverished people groups all over the world.

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Spiritual Human Rights

Just as there are recognized basic human rights, we believe there are also spiritual human rights to which every person on earth is entitled. It is this conviction that compels us to action in serving our brothers and sisters in circumstances where such rights cannot be taken for granted.

--The right to hear the Gospel in one’s own language at least once.

--The right to have a Bible to read in one’s own language.

--The right to freely gather with other believers to worship.

--The right to teach and baptize children.

--The right to share one’s faith with others.

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Prayer Requests

Pray to the Lord of the harvest, that He might send more laborers onto His harvest fields.

Pray for the political and religious leaders of India.

Pray for solid discipleship and Bible training for the thousands of new believers in  India.

Have you prayed? Seek the Lord with prayer and fasting. Spend time in worship and listening prayer and in the Word – God will reveal His heart’s purposes to you and direct your paths.

 

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