Anyone, Anywhere, At Any Time

I love reading the stories of missionaries.  Last week I read of a SE Asian missionary assigned to reach a Muslim people group of 7 million.  We can only imagine how daunting and potentially dangerous that challenge would be.  With partner, Zeke, Caleb committed “to share the Gospel with anyone, anywhere, at any time."

In Acts 1:8, we read of the biblical call to missions for each of us as we engage God’s mission for the church. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Two months later, in a very risky place, Zeke met Tom who showed interest in the Gospel.  Caleb joined in and shared the insufficiency of the OT sacrifices and that Jesus had fulfilled the Law in dying for us on the cross.  Tom was drawn by God’s Spirit and responded.  After his conversion, he said he had fifty friends who needed to hear these stories. Days later, Tom’s friend, Hardy, converted and the two have led hundreds of people to Christ.  These disciples have done the same.  It really is simple to accept that all of us are called to be a missionary wherever God has planted us this moment, this day.

Will you take the Acts 1:8 “anyone, anywhere, anytime” challenge?