I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. – Psalm 57:9
May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that Your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations. – Psalm 67:1-2
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples. — Psalm 96:3
Here is a simple observation that fuels our work:
1. The Heart of God the Father.
Instead of asking, what motivates us to missionary work, the starting question should be:
“What motivates God?”
Why would God provide me reconciliation through Jesus?
Was it just because of his love?
Or because of a greater plan in the heart of God?
Is my reconciliation simply because God loves me, or because God wants to use me towards a greater purpose?
Why would God choose to work with me, as a redeemed individuals?
As I’ve meditated on Scriptures with this question, my answer seems to be that
God the father has a heart for the nations.
I am a part in cooperating with God to fulfill God’s plan to gather the nations.
2. The Plan of God: Gathering the Nations.
Revelation 7:9-11 gives us a perfect picture of the fruit of nation gathering. Every tribe, every tongue.
The end of Revelation shows us the complete picture of the redeemed multicultural community and the complete fulfillment of “I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
The fruit of grace — my reconciliation — gives me the ability to cooperate with God in gathering the nations.
My labor in God’s kingdom is all part of this larger work — to gather the nations.
I’m not saved and reconciled simply because God loves me, but moreover, because God wants to use me in gathering the nations.
3. We work in cooperation with God’s plan.
We are called to declare the praises of God and his among the nations. (Psalm 96).
As I mediate on that verse, I’m reminded once again that for people to hear our declarations of praise, we must participate in the gathering of the people.
- For some, that is working in multicultural church like I helped plant in my home city.
- For others, that is working among immigrants.
- For still others, that is working among your own people group.
- For us, that is working in other countries, particularly in Latin and South America.
Our particular calling
Our calling to provide evangelism and missions training to churches through out the Americas is our particular expression of ministry to cooperate with God’s plan to gather the nations.
- To encourage individuals to reach people for Christ and give them adequate training to do so
- To encourage churches to grow in reaching their communities, and help them plan to do so.
- To train missionaries who wish to work cross culturally among other people groups
- To assist churches who want to send teams to Latin America to cooperate with local churches.
- To plant a church for immigrants in my city.
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