‘A missionary is
someone in whom the Holy Spirit has brought about this realization: “You are
not your own” (1 Corinthians 6:19). To say, “I am not my own,” is to have
reached a high point in my spiritual stature. The true nature of that life in
actual everyday confusion is evidenced by the deliberate giving up of myself to
another Person through a sovereign decision, and that Person is Jesus Christ. “If
anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children,
brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple”
(Luke 14:26). He was not saying that this person cannot be good and upright,
but that he cannot be someone over whom
Jesus can write the word Mine. Any one of the relationships our Lord
mentions in this verse can compete with our relationship with Him. Our Lord makes His disciple His very own possession,
becoming responsible for him. “. . . you shall be witnesses to Me . . .” (Acts
1:8). The missionary’s secret is
truly being able to say, “I am His, and
He is accomplishing His work and His purposes through me.” CHAMBERS
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in
you, whom you have received from God? You
are not your own; you were bought at a
price.”
A missionary, in our minds, is someone who goes away from
their home to serve others and the Lord. And that is true, those people are
missionaries. But the fact is that we
are all on mission. We were all bought
with a price. We belong to God. We are all called to be salt and light. Some in Jerusalem, some in Judea, some in
Samaria, and still others in the uttermost parts of the earth. Acts
1:8 Our challenge is to walk and
live in obedience to that calling. Do
your priorities match your purpose? You are a missionary by nature … by God’s
design … ELGIN
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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