Missions

At Trinity, we are in the middle of a series entitled Missions. The title is far from original but it is an accurate and straightforward description of the series. We often think of missions as something that other people do. There are those people who have given their lives to traveling to foreign lands to spread the good news of Jesus Christ we call “missionaries”, and then there is us. Missions, however, is not only overseas it is all around us. If we are followers of Jesus we are commanded that we should be joining God in making other followers of Jesus. It’s called the Great Commission. Missions is here, it is our school, our neighborhood, our work, and even our home.

Missions is all about joining God in brining people who do not yet know Jesus Christ personally into relationship with Him. It is what every follower of Jesus Christ has in common. We are all part of God’s mission of missions. It is time that each of us viewed ourselves as the missionaries that God has asked us to be.

One of the downsides to vocational ministry is not being in the mission field of the workplace. I discovered way too late in my secular work experience the joy of being used by God in missions in the work environment. Those of you who have the opportunity to invest in God’s kingdom in your workplace do not overlook the mission field where God has placed you. Be encouraged that God is looking to use you in every area of your life, particularly at work, to make a difference for His kingdom.