Get Going...

I really like reading guys like Seth Godin. They challenge me to think in new ways. For instance, Godin's posts are always short, pithy, and insightful. I don't always agree with him but he knows who he is and he writes about what he knows. This causes me to want to read more and think more.

Yesterday I read a post by Don Miller where he talked about how people who follow Jesus need to "shine" not "broadcast".His point was, be like Jesus and people will want to be around you and know more about this Jesus you follow. I think we could say Miller is calling us to know who we are and to live out what we know.

Every Sunday night in our community I send our folks out with Jesus' words from the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). Why? It's because this few sentences remind us who we are - sent disciples - and what we are to do - make disciples. The follower of Jesus is called to live life as one who is on mission.

Think about that for a moment. Jesus commissioning is for you. He has invited and called you to take part.

The church is to be on mission not just gathered together on Sundays for worship. Our calling is bigger than that. Take a moment and reflect today on what Paul says in Ephesians 2:7-10 MSG:

Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It’s God’s gift from start to finish! We don’t play the major role. If we did, we’d probably go around bragging that we’d done the whole thing! No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does both the making and saving. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to join him in the work he does, the good work he has gotten ready for us to do, work we had better be doing.