Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A Mission With Eternal Significance

Discipleship is a call with eternal significance.

As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work. John 9:4

Telling others how they can have eternal life is the greatest thing we can do for them. If a neighbor had cancer or AIDS and you knew the cure, it would be criminal to withhold that lifesaving information. We have the greatest news in the world, and sharing it is the greatest kindness we can show to anyone.

Our mission of telling others about Jesus has eternal significance. It will impact the eternal destiny of people, so it’s more important than any job, achievement, or goal you will reach during your lifetime on earth. The consequences of our mission will last forever; the consequences of our jobs will not. Nothing else we will do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.

We will have all of eternity to celebrate with those we have brought to Jesus, but we will only have our lifetime to reach them. This does not mean we should quit your job to become a full time evangelist. God wants us to share the gospel of Jesus Christ where you are employed. Our mission gives our life meaning. The best use of our life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.

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