"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."Acts 1:8
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen. Matthew 28:19-20
When i read these two passages from the New Testament, it gives me such a peaceful feeling about why i am going on The World Race and why i encourage anyone out there to GO on a mission trip no matter where it is at or how long it will be. In those red letters in Matthew, it is pretty clear that Jesus has told each and every single one of us to GO and reach those who have never heard His name. I have often heard many people say "Well i don't feel equipped to go" or "I don't feel called to go" or "Why would you want to go overseas when there are lost people here as well". In response to the first two statements, i would say that the devil has filled your head with a lie. In Acts, Jesus says we will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon us and we WILL be witnesses to Him to the end of the earth. If you are a born again believer then you have the HOLY SPIRIT inside of you therefore the feeling of being non-equipped is invalid. In Matthew, Jesus says to GO and when He said that, He didn't just mean some of us or a few of us but ALL of us. We have been called to GO whether we feel it or not. As for the last statement, i understand where a lot of people are coming from when they say that but lets be real here. In America we have endless resources of Jesus and everywhere we look, He is available. What about those people that have NEVER heard and will NEVER hear? Over half of the worlds population are considered unreached. Ponder on that for a moment……….."And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." Matthew 24:14. Jesus is saying there that He will not return until the WHOLE earth has heard so if you were to ask me why i am going or why you should go there is my answer. It is very important that we GO so if any of you out there get the opportunity, DO NOT pass it up. God Bless!
