This is the second time I've tried to write down all that swirling within me right now. Class doesn't start until this Wednesday, but I'm already reading a couple of assigned books. And I am overwhelmed with new thoughts and ideas. So instead of trying to assimilate and apply all that I am thinking, here is a sampling of what I am reading:
From John Piper's "Let the Nations be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions":
"Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn't."
"Love is helping people toward the greatest beauty and the highest value and the deepest satisfaction and the most lasting joy and the biggest reward and the most wonderful friendship and the most overwhelming worship - love is helping people toward God. We do this by pointing to the greatness of God."
"God has given us prayer because Jesus has given us a mission."
"Persecution can have harmful effects on the church, but prosperity it seems is even more devastating to the mission God calls us to."
"God ordains suffering because . . . it displays to the world the supremacy of His worth above all treasures."
"Worship means cherishing the preciousness of God above all else, including life itself. It will be difficult to bring the nations to love God from a lifestyle that communicates a love of things."
I know little about missions and have never felt the desire to do missionary work. Heather would tell you that I am Mr. Comfort Zone. But these thoughts are penetrating some deep areas in my life. I hope they give you something to think about as we continue on our journey to glorify our risen King.
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