“FOR THE WORK OF MINISTRY”

Most saints will never have a large national or worldwide ministry.  Our callings, though unique in content, are very similar in scope. First and foremost we are called into Christlikeness, the progressive life-long heart surgery of God’s Spirit whereby we put off our Self-nature, and put on the nature of Christ. This process involves, by necessity, the death of Self on the cross of Christ and submission to the Lordship of Christ. As we grow in grace in the knowledge and understanding of our Lord we are changed in degrees of glory, becoming more like Him and less like Self, who is the usurper of God’s rightful throne.  

God places in each of us unique mixtures of natural talents and spiritual giftings – suited to our uniqueness as individuals -- to enable us to help those we meet along our journey home to God. In a real sense our life is our ministry, as we feel the tug of God’s heart and respond to the physical, financial, emotional, and spiritual needs of others. We become what we behold, extending grace and mercy to others as God has extended them to us, loving the unlovable with the agape love we have beheld in our Lord. Our faith will be stretched by the sacrifices of our heart, and our faith will be tested again and again to come forth approved as pure gold. Love, Obedience, Passion, and Sacrifice become the foundation stones of our ministry... our life, bringing a twinkle to our loving Daddy’s eyes.

It won’t be easy to transform sin stained cripples into beacons of light in a dark and dying world, nothing of real value ever is easy. All God needs and wants is our willingness... or our willingness to be made willing, and He will do the rest.  Our job, our ministry and goal, is to become the best Bondservant – the best Love-slave -- on the planet, totally dependent on our Savior, marching to the rhythms of His heartis heart.. Most saints will never have a large national or worldwide ministry. And considering the way many mega-ministries are bowing to the altar of culture, this is a good thing. The Body of Christ is not, after all, a church building, denomination, movement, or mega-ministry, but rather all the “called out ones ... members individually” who have washed their robes of flesh in the sacred blood of Jesus. It is these individual members who received the Great Commission to “go and make disciples.”

My heart’s desire is to be what God has called me to be, and do what God has called me to do, with passion and joy, above all wearing the cloak of love that others might see Christ in me. I pray this is your desire likewise. And if you don’t know what your ministry is... well, you are just not listening. The ministry road begins with a heart willing to change...

"PREDESTINED TO BE CONFORMED 
TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON" 

"FOR THE WORK OF MINISTRY"