... but in the context of missions. In Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) “Where there is no vision, the people perish…” The same verse in the NLT says: Proverbs 29:18 (NLT) “When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild…” Of course, my purpose of writing this article is to motivate you to catch God’s vision for the lost and also the vision of Life Church...obviously it is my vision. Let us please get past the idea of whether missions is God’s will or not because it definitely is.
To have the heart and the willingness to be “all-in” for missions will require you to understand, especially when it has to do with the lost: No vision...no life. No life...no hope! God says that He is not willing that any should perish but that all would come to repentance. Guess what? He has placed on us the responsibility to catch the vision to reach the lost, and then, to be cheerfully obedient to pray, to give, and to go! We must answer these two questions: What is your vision? How will you get vision?
1. You must see God as He really is in His glory and majesty...you must have an encounter with Him and His resurrection power. Once this happens you will cry with Isaiah, “Here I am, Lord, send me!” This encounter with the living God has carried me through the last 41 years of my life with a passion to do all I can personally and as a pastor to see missionaries supported and the lost reached.
2. You must see yourself and your limitations without God! Die to yourself! The reality is that when you see God as He really is...you will see yourself as you really are! You will say with your pastor...without God I can do nothing!
3. You must see what might be...see your potential in Christ! It is when we catch God’s vision and we step out in cheerful obedience (take that leap of faith) to give sacrificially to make sure everyone hears this gospel.
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