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For many people to be a Goer seems to be the highest calling.
And if you can't go then perhaps you can fill a somewhat lesser role by helping
to send someone, by praying for them or maybe by encouraging others to consider
going.
But the question is not about a higher or lower role, it is
about the right role for you at this time in your life. It is about fully
engaging in the "good works" He has prepared for you today, not about
waiting for some future role.
And roles change. Scriptural examples of God's servants show
them in all of these roles at one time or another. Even the Godhead can be
seen, each exercising each of these three roles at various times.
Last month we looked at being a Mobilizer and this month
we'll consider the role of being a Sender. A simple definition would be: A
person who uses their resources to assist Goers.
Are you a Sender, with a great concern for the lost of this
world, a desire to use all you have to see that they hear the gospel, a
willingness to learn to sacrifice in order that the good news of Jesus' love
and redemption can be sent out around the world?
One of the patterns we see in scripture and down through
history is that, through His people, God provides the resources His kingdom
will need. Unfortunately, another pattern we see is that at times God's people
decide those resources are primarily for their own use and the kingdom needs
suffer.
The role of being a Sender is crucial to the proclamation of
the message of the gospel throughout the world. God has provided the resources
necessary and channels them through us. Those resources are monetary, goods,
services, prayer and time. A Sender is intentional about investing these
resources into the lives and ministries of Goers.
As with being a Mobilizer, we can all be Senders, regardless
of the other roles we might be playing at any given time. If you resonate with
the Sender role, I encourage you to engage fully in opportunities God is
placing before you. There is great joy and satisfaction in discovering the
"good works" God has prepared in advance for us to do. If being a
Sender is one of your roles at this particular time in your life, do it well,
do it fully and do it with all your heart, because it's the Lord you are
serving, not just other people, as we see in Colossians 3:23.
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To learn more about my ministry and how you can get involved please visit www.cvmusa.org/imperishableseed
Only a little more than $1,000 in monthly support needed before I will be moving!
I'm not certain if I'm the mobilizer or the sender. But i did find this blog after watching you do a video about leaving Branham and Finding Christ. I have a friend who has been a message-believer for approximately 40 years. Forty long sad years, in my opinion. Thank you for sharing your experience in the video and giving helpful tips at the end. I doubt i'll ever have the power or the words to get him out of that cult-life. But, your testimony of yourself getting out from under all those lies and brainwashing from a false prophet has given me hope that maybe someone will come along and help him. He never got married, therefore never had any children. He currently has no one and those who are in his life manipulate and take from him. It breaks my heart. Bless you for your work in Africa and wherever the real God sends you!
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