Saturday February 27th, 2021
Memorize: Isaiah 52:7 New Living Translations (NLT)
« How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns! »
Read: 3 John 1:5-8 Good News Translations (GNT)
5 My dear friend,
you are so faithful in the work you do for other Christians,
even when they are strangers.
6 They have spoken to the church here about your love.
Please help them to continue their trip in a way that will please God.
7 For they set out on their trip in the service of Christ without accepting any help from unbelievers.
8 We Christians, then, must help these people, so that we may share in their work for the truth.
Message:
« And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. »
Galatians 6:9CEV
As we pray for and bless the Shepherds around us with gifts, let us not forget those in hostile and war-torn communities too.
It is not God’s will for missionaries to be abandoned while wealthy Christians enjoy His blessings in the urban centers.
Usually, these gospel crusaders risk their lives, having left their cities and families to do God’s work in places most of us would not consider going to.
This is why we must support them with both our prayers and resources.
You can commit a certain percentage of your monthly income to support a missionary group.
What you consider negligible could go a long way to ease their burden.
A constant supply of food and amenities for their communities would make their audience more receptive, while also giving them some influence even amongst the rulers of the land.
When Christian missionaries first arrived Nigeria, their work was easy because as they came with Bibles, they also brought education for the children and medicines for the sick. If they hadn’t succeeded, perhaps many more of us would have been involved in rituals today.
Modern Christians have not supported mission trips as much as in the past, thus, allowing the devil to spread his message of perversion like wildfire.
Those who would have loved to be missionaries hold back because of the fear that no one would remember them.
Some have left the mission field, not for their sakes, but for their children’s. A little help could reverse this trend.
You may not be able to go to the field, but you can also win souls to God with your resources and prayers.
Don’t miss this opportunity.
Support missionaries today.
Key point: If you cannot go on mission trips, at least support those who do.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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