I often look in the mirror of my heart and don't really like some of what I see. Where do my affections really lie, what is my true treasure..and is it really Him, do I live what I know in my heart to be true? I think this is a common struggle with most of us, but in this time of year when we celebrate the incarnation of Jesus, it is a great time to take another look and see. Some things to consider as we do our shopping as a backdrop to our spending..on what?
- approx. 2 billion people are considered an unreached people group ( 1 out of 3 )
- only 2-3% of missionaries are reaching this group
- 66,000 people die every day from this group
- out of every dollar given to various Christian ministries, only 4 cents goes to reaching the nations
- of the 4% that goes to the mission field, 80% of it goes to already established works
- 97% of missionaries work in already evangelized fields
I think with me, it begins and ends not in guilt or a sense of duty, but at the feet of my Savior in worship, the more I know and worship Him, the more I am compelled to want others to know and worship Him..He is amazing!
Bob Sjogren has written a wonderful book that really sets the 'theology' of missions and what it means to be all about him, it's called Cat and Dog Theology, here is what his website says about it.
Using an illustration of "cats and dogs" and how each relates to its master, Cat and Dog Theology challenges Christians to see how we tend, like a cat, to use our Master mainly for getting what we want. The illustration points out the difference between "us living for God" and "God living for us".
We find that the average Christian, though saying he lives his life for God, is actually living to get from birth to death in the safest, softest, easiest and most comfortable fashion possible, and often just uses God to reach that goal and keep the difficulties, trials, and tragedies away. Cat and Dog Theology will help the people of your church switch from what we call "Me-ology" (studying the Scriptures with a focus on me) to "Theology" (the study of God). Click on the book for more information.
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