Play your part

Mark 13:10 And the gospel must first be preached to all the nations.

Peter, James, John, and Andrew sat down with Jesus on the Mount of Olives and questioned Him privately about His return, and the signs to know of its coming. Mark in chapter 13 begins to speak about Christ revealing the signs of His return. There will be persecutions, deceptions, waring between nations, earthquakes, and famines. The times will be tough, but it all will be used as a tool to spread the Good News of Christ. The scripture above speaks to the importance of the spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Christ’s last words before He ascended were found in Matthew 28:9 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Missionaries called by God have been living their lives as disciples and going into the remoteness of the earth spreading the Good News to all that will hear. The internet has brought about the gospel in a new age to all those that will hear. The news of Christ is being spread to all nations, and this should be a sign of things to come. I am not a prophet, but surely you too can see the world and the sin in the world that surrounds you. A world far from God that He had created as a Garden of Eden. How much longer will He let Satan tug away with the power of sin? Does He have a target number? 1 Timothy 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

What are you doing today that will let those in your circle of influence know that you are a Christian? Do they see Christ in you by your works? If you live your life as an example of Christ’s saving grace in your life; people are drawn to you. You are different from the self-centered world that surrounds you. Your testimony is your life before Christ; your deliverance from sin through Christ; and your life as the result after Christ. God has prepared your testimony uniquely to help draw another to Him. But you play a part in that roll of God’s work in your daily walk and word. When someone wants to know what, or why; share with them your story. You may have played your part in Christ’s return for the gospel must first be preached to all the nations. You may have put us one step closer with God’s work in that one person of whom you just shared Grace with. You played your part in eternity.