We Are World Christians!
We are World Christians. We put God's love for all people
first. No race is superior to another, no government is more loved
than another, no country is dearer than another. We don't put our
nation's economy before God's economy. He tells us to seek first
His Kingdom. He will then meet our needs.
We are driven to action daily with the knowledge that three billion
people do not know our Savior. Our passion in life, our unquenchable
desire, is to take God's love to them.
No task is too small for us. All that limits us is our unwillingness
to believe God can enable us to do it.
We are sold out to Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. Nothing less.
We understand following Him means absolute death to
ourselves. It costs everything to be His disciple.
- Don't give us blessings - give us grace to be unquestionably obedient
to Your every last command and desire.
- Don't give us status - give us a place to serve.
- Don't give us a mansion to live in - give us a springboard to take
Christ's love to the whole world.
- Don't give us good jobs - put us to work.
- Don't give us comfort - command us.
- Don't give us pleasure - give us perspective.
- Don't give us satisfaction - teach us sacrifice.
- Don't give us entertainment - enable us.
- Don't give us good salaries - give us strength to do Your will.
Our great joy in life is in pleasing our Lord - and there is no
other joy comparable.
We're tired of playing religion, tired of seminaries and Bible schools
that pump out thinkers who have no action, tired of a church life that
consists of a few regular functions and sermons that sound good - as
if they were being rated as speeches - but have no consequential value
except complacency.
Life is not some 70 year stretch we endure until Christ returns or
takes us home, nor is it a time to seek personal fulfillment.
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We don't seek self-actualization - rather we pursue the actualization
of God's love in all hearts.
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We don't seek our personal rights - we seek to see all people set
free.
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We make no plans - we take orders.
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We have no complaints - except our thankless hearts.
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We have no excuses - they limit God.
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We don't ask for reasons - we ask for responsibility.
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We don't give ten percent of our income to God - we give it all.
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We don't work for Him from 8-5 - we are His 24 hours of each day.
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We are not stoics - we hurt and cry when loved ones leave us. But we
hurt all the more for people who pass into eternity without making
Jesus Christ their Lord.
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We are not "drop outs" because we don't hold "respectable, secure"
jobs - we're "sold outs".
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We are not cynics. Although there are unanswered questions, we know
Christ has all the answers.
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We are not bitter. Although we have been hurt, Christ is our healer.
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We are not disillusioned. Although we sin constantly, Christ forgives
us and makes us strong in our weakness.
We don't spend endless hours squabbling over sideline issues such as
pre-, mid-, or post-tribulation, or charismatic gifts. We don't trake
pride in acquiring things - no, hoarding shames us.
We say it's senseless to talk of availability or willingness. We
would rather obey and do the job, not just talk
about it.
By Gordon Aeschliman
Produced by
World Christian Magazine
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