Kanye West just released a new album called, “Jesus Is King.” The album is revolved around the gospel. No, I did not expect it either… But I’m also not surprised by anything he does at this point. Kanye is one of the most well-known celebrities in the music industry and he of all people knows that their message is going to travel far and wide. Even with knowing that, it’s hard to actually comprehend how many corners of the world it will hit. The other night, my squad and I were deep cleaning the house and blaring the song, “Use This Gospel.” As I was mopping the kitchen floor, I realized how absolutely insane it was that a group of 30 young missionaries were listening to his album all together halfway across the world. Even though that is totally crazy when you really think about it, the same idea applies to everyone on the race. Sure, my squad and I may not be world-famous like Kanye, but what we say travels. Sometimes it is hard to believe that what we are saying is actually heard. We are constantly ministering to our squad-mates, people back home, and complete strangers. Eventually, it can start to feel like you are just screaming into an endless void and it simply has no effect. It’s easy to start feeling like this because we don’t typically get to see the effects it has on a person or situation. I have realized that we just have to have faith that what we are saying is resonating with somebody. Even if we aren’t around to actually see the growth and change we caused, we have to remember that we came here to plant seeds throughout the nations. More often than not, we aren’t going to be able to see the fire we have created but at least we are the spark that got it started. I don’t know how far my words have gone just like Kanye West doesn’t know that a group of 18-20-year-old missionaries is listening to his album in San Joes, Costa Rica.
Mark 4:26-29 says, ” 26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”
