Visiting Africa on a recent mission trip was an incredible experience, while at the same time very disheartening. Starvation, sickness, and general poverty abound; and the needs of the people are overwhelming. Our team offered aid in various ways, but I despaired of making a difference. One morning, while preparing to work in a very poor village, I read John 17:1-5. As I read Jesus’ prayer about the work he had been given to do, I was flooded with a sense of his love for the Father and his love for the world. Jesus embraced the work he was given to do on earth, leaving its outcome in his Father’s hands — an outcome that turned out to be more wonderful than any of us could have imagined. The work God has given each of us to do will be difficult at times. But we can share Jesus Christ’s goal — to bring God glory on earth. God can and will make all the difference. To work with all our might “as though you were serving the Lord” (Eph. 6:7, ceb) is the way to glorify the Father. The outcome is completely in God’s hands, and it will be more wonderful than any of us can imagine. Karin Hust (California, USA)
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:57:37 +0000
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