Yesterday evening I met up with some guys at a local
McDonalds and we began to share what God’s been teaching us lately, and what
we’ve seen on the mission field recently. Why we shared about some different
destinations each of us has visited in the past year, we ultimately circled
back to America as a mission field.
Did you know there are countries that send missionaries
here?
There are. Recently some Americans were flying to South
Korea and while at the airport, ran into some Koreans inbound from their
destination. As they talked the Americans shared about their missionary journey
to S.K. The Koreans to the Americans surprise were headed to America for the
same purpose!
Many people groups across hundreds of countries have never
heard the name of Jesus in their language; many don’t even have scriptures to
turn to. And yet here in America we find barriers to the Gospel as prevalent as
anywhere. And a majority of people could only tell you very little to none
about the Gospel.
Wealth has lulled us into complacency, given us a false
security. We rely on ourselves, seeking peace, love, and a good moral
conscious. We seek to find a great playing job, have some stocks in the market
building interest and bringing in a bigger return. Our very culture is one of
endless forms of entertainment to pass away the time.
Our culture bombards us with enough to distract us, to turn
our attention from God. We supplement the good things he desires to give us
with our own provisions.
And here is why I think a recession is good for America.
Great for the church even. We are forced (some of us, but not all) to make do
with less. We must look beyond ourselves to fulfill our needs. We are reminded
what is truly important.
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