I have heard many, many sermons when the Pastor encourages the congregation to slow their lives down and take time for God. This, of course, is very important, but it is also just the bare minimum of what we should be doing as Christians.
Daily Bible reading and prayer, coupled with being active in a local body and being proactive with our faith (ie: witnessing, mission work, social justice endeavors) are still just part of what we are already expected to do as Christians. According to the words of Jesus, we have quite a mandate on our lives as His followers. If you want to do an little exercise that will open your eyes to the basic expectations of Christianity, read Matthew 10. When you read it, imagine for a moment that Jesus is talking directly to you. Put yourself right in front of Jesus as He is instructing His disciples; because if you consider yourself a Christian, you are, after all, one of His disciples.
Once you have read it, you will see that Jesus was not exactly dangling the fleeting carrot of financial prosperity in the face of His followers. In fact, He was explicitly warning them that the Lord’s work would come with great risk. This risk, however, did not lack reward. As a result of the Disciples’ work, thousands upon countless thousands are in eternity with Jesus forever.
Global Infusion was started by faith, and exists by faith. The battle we fight for souls on the mission field is very real. There are entire nations totally blind to the Gospel, and we need to get to the people with the message of Jesus Christ, and get there soon.
