Get Out and Mix

Many of us Christians live with an underlying sense of responsibility to "recruit for Christ".
Such an obligation is something different than what Christ calls us to. We are being formed into the radiance of Christ, into his image, as children of God. As we conduct our lives in the world the Family resemblance is manifested in the way we work, play, relate to others, in the things we make and say, in the conversations we have and the care we give. Sometimes we are verbally specific about the truth of Christ, but always we are "little Christs" (the meaning of "Christian"), the presence of Christ which is redemptive wherever we go.
A major delay in the world coming to God is that many of the little Christs, don't get out much, feeling more comfortable keeping to themselves and their regular routines. But God has put a light in us which yearns to radiate; not to promote, or sell itself, but to simply be its beautiful self and, in so being, to beautify those around it by its radiance.
This is why Christ said, "Let your light so shine before people so that they will see your good works and praise (worship) the Father in heaven." Matthew 5:16
Look at the next post listing ways you can get out and mix.

What New Money Attitudes?

For a century or more the “closed eyes” attitude has dominated funding for mission. “Don't look at money. Don't talk about money. We will do great, expensive mission projects and the money will come. Don't ask me how. It will just be there.”

In God's grace we and millions of Christian ministers have experienced God's provision in spite of our debatable attitudes. And God can continue to provide in unexplainable ways, especially when the challenge is beyond our abilities.

But today's economic conditions are shaking out some “dead wood” in our faith; for instance, the tendency to just let God create the resources for missions and forget our involvement in the creation.

God commissioned us from the beginning to make more out of the world which He gave us. In the New Testament Christ “re-commissioned” us to go into all the world and build the family of God. The Apostle Paul calls us “God's fellow workers” (I Corinth. 3:9).

God is re-awakening us to the joys of participating in His provision. It is about so much more than money. It is about breaking the bonds of debt and poverty which oppresses the majority of people. It is about demonstrating to the world that we do not serve the financial systems of this world, but make money serve people and the purposes of God. It is part of our fellowship with God to create resources for great accomplishments “on earth as it is in heaven.”