40 Days of Praying - Day 17

Campaigns: Ask God to put in the hearts of all of us the desire to be part of a mission campaign.

3 John 6-8 They have told the church about your love. You will do well to send them on their way in a manner worthy of God. It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans.

Colossians 4:3-6 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

Mt 9:35-38 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."

Mt 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out

I think it's terrific that when we started talking about getting more people involved in mission trips that the opportunity to go and live the gospel before muslims in Thailand presented itself. It's not that the occasion is terrific, but by saying we need to go and be involved, not just send money, we were already preparing to go. This is what happened when Jesus told the apostles to pray for workers. The next thing you know they were going. May God grant us willing hearts and clear opportunities to send people into the mission fields of the world, in order that we might have a heart for the people of the world and a greater burdent for the great commission.

O Lord, send us. Send us all over the world. Let us help with works or mercy and words of truth. Help us love and serve. Help us not be bound by our little world, but to care and commit to the world you created and love. As Jesus went, send us. Amen.

Grace.