Mission-Oriented

For some reason I LOVE going to church by myself.

Odd right?

Most girls that I know go to church with a group because they feel awkward going alone.

BUT, I'm different.

Don't get me wrong, I love inviting people to go with me and sometimes people will ask to come with me and I LOVE it too!!

I just love those moments sitting in church by myself because I feel I can keep my eyes completely focused on Christ. I feel so much closer to my Daddy.

Well, this last Sunday I went to church alone and Man, did the Lord show up!!

He came and captivated me.

First off, worship was perfection.

We sang some songs I had never heard of and fell in LOVE with them.

The entire church was lifting their hands, kneeling, letting go of themselves and dancing for the Lord in their own way. I love my church that God has given me. It is a place I can go to get prayer, learn about my Heavenly Father, and let myself go and fall into my Father's love.

After worship, there was a special speaker who preached.

He was from an organization called "MountainChild."

There motto or purpose is, "Carrying Hope to the Himalayas."

He and his family help kids in villages by sharing with them Jesus, help them through problems, heal their physical and mental wounds, and show them God's love.

So, here's what I learned:

Did you know that there are people in our world that don't know Christ? They have never heard the word God. They have no idea that a God loves them and created them. How Sad?!

We are to go into the world and "herald" the word of God.

When he said, "herald," I had to sit back. Why did he use this word? Don't we ALWAYS hear the word "tell" or "show?" Why did he use "herald?" Well, I looked it up and it means "an official messenger bringing news."

WE ARE OFFICIAL MESSENGERS FROM GOD.

How amazing is our job?!?!

Let me digress.

He told a story of when he was first in the Himalayas. He was on a trip, and he ran into some men. These men were on there way to sell a bunch of kids into the sex-slave-trade. When he heard this news, his heart immediately broke. He knew at that moment that he had to do something about it.

He gave this great analogy of our world as a whole.

Pretend that each country or state or city in the world is a key on a keyboard. Granted this would be a really long keyboard, but stay with me.

The angels have this keyboard in heaven and are taking notes.

Whenever a country or state or city is told about the Lord, the key would be able to make sound. If an angel was to hit a key and it made no sound, it means that that country/state/city had not heard the word of the Lord.

This keyboard still has many keys not yet played.

So, let's make music and spread the word so that the piano can be fully played! Let's make new music tones!

What a cool analogy! I had never heard it put that way.

Moving on.

He pointed out that ANY DENOMINATION CAN DO SOMETHING.

That is powerful to me because it shows us that WE can join together on this journey. WE ALL believe in the same God. We are all loved by the same God.

Lastly, it say in Romans "How shall they hear without a preacher?"

We are called to GO and herald the word of the Lord.

This sermon was a whole lot to take in.

I personally grew up in a mission-oriented church. I am a mission-minded person.

I love the idea of someday going to wherever the Lord calls me and evangelizing, healing the sick, and above all loving them with God's love.

If you are called, GO!

Pray. Seek. Love.