WEEK 3: LIVE LIFE PURPOSEFULLY

Day Nineteen

Imagine how it must have felt to be one of Jesus’ disciples at that moment. Many had been healed in the town, there was a crowd, there were leaders, and they had momentum. Why go anywhere else? They might have been thinking, “Let’s just settle down here, we have all we need!”But this isn’t how Jesus thought.

In Acts 1:8, we are commissioned to go into Jerusalem (our home city), Judea (our region/country), Samaria (our enemies), and even to the ends of the earth. This is not so much a sequential but a simultaneous commission. The problem for many churches and Christians is they settle along the way! We fulfil this commission by praying, giving, and going where possible to the nations. As they say, "If you don’t aim for the stars, you’re not going to get to the moon.”

Take a moment today to embrace the great commission. Get a world map and put it on your wall. Begin to pray for nation after nation, even nations that are against us (Samaria). Pray for your own city, nation, etc. Don’t stop or don’t settle. Give what you feel to give towards missions, and go if and when you can.

Questions/Prompts For Your Journal:

1. What nation or nations am I praying for today?
2. ASK: God, what are you saying to me today?

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