THE MISSIONARY’S MISSION
They leave the comfort of home
Where they were raised and grown,
Where seeds of faith were sown,
By those who gave them a home.
With the love for those,
These that God chose
Have a yearning to share
The love of God’s care.
Traveling across continents and seas
To spread his word and plant the seeds,
Prayerfully hoping that their good deeds
Will show more how God’s grace does please.
Where language is a barrier
His word speaks to all,
No matter the carrier,
More will hear your call.
More will hear your call
Because they, many of them,
Love you and those in need
Of hearing a word,
Of sharing a good deed.
It is God’s love that leads the missionary.
It is his call that sends them forth,
That sets the missionary on a course.
He has set their hearts on fire
With a spirit full of desire
To help their sisters and brothers
In a way not done by others.
God will bless
Those who help
More who have less,
Those who reach,
Those who teach
The one or more
Who need help.
He will bless evermore.
Pray for those with a heart,
A desire to live apart
From the comforts of a life,
To live with those in strife.
May their living,
May their giving,
Be the gift,
Give a lift
To the spirit
Of many more adrift,
Perhaps not knowing
That as more do hear it,
The words of works
More will share,
More will care
That it is God’s word
More will be sowing.
Reflection on The Missionary’s Mission
I got the idea for this poem on my way to work . I had a few good lines that I fortunately remembered to write down when I got to work. However, when I wrote it, I struggled. I’m not sure what that means, if anything. Maybe it was because I was writing about something I know little about. But upon reflection during the day I realized that we are all called to be missionaries. Where ever we are we are to share the good news of salvation. At work, on the street, with friends, and especially at home. And it all starts with our story.
©2018, Living In God’s Rhyme, Tim Carter
Recent revelation: Recently I was reading Romans, Paul is writing about the Jews and the Gentiles hearing about Jesus. Was especially taken by Chapter 10, verse 14. “And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?” This next line is the one I love. “As it is written ‘ How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’” It ends with an exclamation point!
2 TIMOTHY 4:2
“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season;
correct, rebuke and encourage – with great patience
and careful instruction.”
The word we are to preach,
In and out of season.
This command given to each
Believer for a reason.
We are not all preachers
And certainly not teachers.
But we are all believers
Overcoming deceivers.
If we are to preach the word,
We have to not only read the word,
We have to desire the need
To acknowledge what we read
Is indeed his plan
For a fallen man.
We must hunger for his word,
We must desire to know him,
We must...
