MI Daily Devotion: God Has a Planned Trip for Us!

MI Daily Devotion: God Has a Planned Trip for Us!: “ And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15 KJV) I wonder how it would loo...

God Has a Planned Trip for Us!

“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15 KJV)

I wonder how it would look like to see every Christian family in our churches set aside a vacation from work and use it for a short term mission trip. Remember that God has a planned trip for us and our responsibility is to obey. The Lord commanded us to "Go". (Matthew 28:19) The International Community Christian Church in Trenton, Michigan is a mission driven church. No wonder they have mission trip in Detroit, Michigan, they have mission trips within the United States, and they also send mission teams outside of the United States such as the Philippines, Ecuador, Belize, Guatemala and other countries. We are all responsible to God with the people around us, the people among us, and those who are away from us. I don't know how many people are suffering physically, economically, emotionally, and are under spiritual struggles or under extreme religious persecution.

I'm not against about giving for the cause and we must give for missions. I appreciate those who supported my mission endeavor, and I hope I could have more supporters. But we must also remember that Jesus did not tell His disciples to either just pray or give for the cause. He told them to "Go". And that's the same message God is giving us. The wrong mind set of some churches are the priorities they have and where they put God’s money. They have more budgets on things that don't even work, less important or unnecessary. But they have less or no budget for missions. Jesus said; “20- And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.” (Mark 16:20 KJV)

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You Must Have His Love, and Learn Not to Hate!

“Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” (I John 3:15 KJV)

“Where there is love there is life…” Mohandas Gandhi

“Love is life…And if you miss love, you miss life.” Leo Buscaglia

Can you reconcile Jesus' teachings to the teachings of the present day religions, beliefs and practices? Do you have to learn to hate and to kill or be a murderer to be able to make it to heaven? The Bible says; “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.” (I John 3:16 KJV) Do we have the witness or the love of God in us? Who laid down His life for us sinners? It was the Lord who gave His life for us through His death.

Do we have the evidence or proof of salvation and God’s love in us? God has set an example for us to follow. It is God’s character to love and He wants for us to love one another and not hate each other. People will know that we are the Lord’s disciples through our love for each other. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16 KJV)

What It Meant to be in Abundance

"The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." (‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ KJV)

The measure of abundance in the world's standard is opposite from what Jesus teaches in the Scriptures. It's the same with how the world measures the success of a man or a woman. When Jesus said; "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." He did not meant financial, material, or worldly wealth and luxuries. What He meant first and foremost are the overflowing joy, love, peace, spiritual blessings, and the well of Living water that overflows unto good works.

Apostle Paul put it this way; "And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:" (‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭8‬ KJV)

You Are Valuable to God

"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Mark  8:36 KJV)

The world is looking for temporal profit and gain. The world is more conscious of what they can gain for today and not for eternity. But whatever personal gain an individual may have acquired- nothing's compared to the price of his/her soul.

When you see a Bum walking around the street, you don't just see a Bum, you are looking at the precious soul, a precious creation of God. A child, a youth, an adult whom God created with a purpose.

Notice what happens when a soul comes to repentance; "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance." (Luke 15:7 KJV)

MI Daily Devotion: What We Need As Christians

MI Daily Devotion: What We Need As Christians