Do you get excited about the day, and what the Lord may have in store for you? How He might use you for His glory?
I’m still in school, and being homeschooled, I’m home all the time. I take care of my siblings and care for the home, but am I always happy to do my part in the family? Absolutely not! For Pete’s sake, who likes changing diapers?
I’ve been reading the book of Acts, and I found this verse:
"…And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ."
Acts 5:42
Wow! These Christians were so filled with the Spirit, that they never stopped teaching and preaching! I don’t know about you, but I, for one, know I’m not always so passionate about sharing the gospel to my siblings, who I am with all day. I grudgingly go through my day, complaining about what I can be doing instead of watching my sister and telling my brother how to spell words. I don’t even care that my siblings might grow up to become young adults like me, and not ever have seen Christ in me! What kind of reputation is that for your own siblings to think lowly of you? I’m to be a light for Jesus, shining nonstop, and mimicking Jesus. I don’t think shutting them up is very Christ-like…
When I think of sharing the gospel, I think of youth groups going door to door, or church groups going on mission trips. I think of going out into the world and teaching Christ, when really, as a stay at home daughter, I am to be a missionary inside my own home!
I’ve been reading about the Church back in Paul’s time, and I tell you, it has been an inspiring adventure. They were always, always, so full of the Holy Ghost, and when they weren’t, God rebuked them and set them straight! I want to be like those Christians who never ceased to share the Gospel and love like Christ. I want to be like them, but most of all, I want to be like Jesus.
I want to become the serving vessel He created me to be, and where is a better place to begin learning than in my own home, with my own siblings, 24/7? He has an awesome purpose for putting me in my family, and I plan to make the best of it and minister to them!
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth;…”
Romans 1:16
I want to see all my family members in Heaven, and if I fail to do my part in sharing God’s love, there’s a possibility that that may not happen! Jesus died so we’d be able to see Him one day. Wouldn’t that be selfish to not let others see the way into Eternity with Christ?
I’ve been thinking a lot about missionary life lately, and here’s a song that is really encouraging in that area! It’s so beautiful, but if you read the lyrics, it’s a world better. :)
“A World We Never Touch”
Arrangement by: John Marshall Family
He walked along the shores of Galilee
From clay He formed the healing balm
That caused the blind to see
When stones of wrath lay heavy in their hands
He knelt to write His mercy in the sand
Jesus came to set the captives free
Showed us by the way He lived
The way we need to be
Oh love is more than words could ever say
We must touch them with compassion
To help them find their way
Chorus: How can we reach a world we never touch?
How can we show them Christ
If we never show them love?
Just to say we care will never be enough
How can we reach a world we never touch?
Could we be so busy being saved
Trying to impress a world that’s long since lost its way
We pride ourselves in being set apart
Yet we don’t have time to touch a broken heart
Even if we found the time to care
Would we take the risk involved in always being there
Oh we hold the very thing they need so much
Sometimes the Word of life can pass
Through just a simple touch
Bridge: We hide behind these walls
And the security of friends
While beyond the stained glass windows
The world is lost in sin.
How can we reach a world we never touch?
How can we show them Christ
If we never show them love?
Just to say we care will never be enough
How can we reach a world we never touch?
I’m still in school, and being homeschooled, I’m home all the time. I take care of my siblings and care for the home, but am I always happy to do my part in the family? Absolutely not! For Pete’s sake, who likes changing diapers?
I’ve been reading the book of Acts, and I found this verse:
"…And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ."
Acts 5:42
Wow! These Christians were so filled with the Spirit, that they never stopped teaching and preaching! I don’t know about you, but I, for one, know I’m not always so passionate about sharing the gospel to my siblings, who I am with all day. I grudgingly go through my day, complaining about what I can be doing instead of watching my sister and telling my brother how to spell words. I don’t even care that my siblings might grow up to become young adults like me, and not ever have seen Christ in me! What kind of reputation is that for your own siblings to think lowly of you? I’m to be a light for Jesus, shining nonstop, and mimicking Jesus. I don’t think shutting them up is very Christ-like…
When I think of sharing the gospel, I think of youth groups going door to door, or church groups going on mission trips. I think of going out into the world and teaching Christ, when really, as a stay at home daughter, I am to be a missionary inside my own home!
I’ve been reading about the Church back in Paul’s time, and I tell you, it has been an inspiring adventure. They were always, always, so full of the Holy Ghost, and when they weren’t, God rebuked them and set them straight! I want to be like those Christians who never ceased to share the Gospel and love like Christ. I want to be like them, but most of all, I want to be like Jesus.
I want to become the serving vessel He created me to be, and where is a better place to begin learning than in my own home, with my own siblings, 24/7? He has an awesome purpose for putting me in my family, and I plan to make the best of it and minister to them!
"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth;…”
Romans 1:16
I want to see all my family members in Heaven, and if I fail to do my part in sharing God’s love, there’s a possibility that that may not happen! Jesus died so we’d be able to see Him one day. Wouldn’t that be selfish to not let others see the way into Eternity with Christ?
I’ve been thinking a lot about missionary life lately, and here’s a song that is really encouraging in that area! It’s so beautiful, but if you read the lyrics, it’s a world better. :)
“A World We Never Touch”
Arrangement by: John Marshall Family
He walked along the shores of Galilee
From clay He formed the healing balm
That caused the blind to see
When stones of wrath lay heavy in their hands
He knelt to write His mercy in the sand
Jesus came to set the captives free
Showed us by the way He lived
The way we need to be
Oh love is more than words could ever say
We must touch them with compassion
To help them find their way
Chorus: How can we reach a world we never touch?
How can we show them Christ
If we never show them love?
Just to say we care will never be enough
How can we reach a world we never touch?
Could we be so busy being saved
Trying to impress a world that’s long since lost its way
We pride ourselves in being set apart
Yet we don’t have time to touch a broken heart
Even if we found the time to care
Would we take the risk involved in always being there
Oh we hold the very thing they need so much
Sometimes the Word of life can pass
Through just a simple touch
Bridge: We hide behind these walls
And the security of friends
While beyond the stained glass windows
The world is lost in sin.
How can we reach a world we never touch?
How can we show them Christ
If we never show them love?
Just to say we care will never be enough
How can we reach a world we never touch?