Sunday, August 24, 2008

"See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut" Rev. 3:8
The open door is a familiar figure in New Testament writing. It pictures unhindered opportunity for the proclamation of the gospel. Today we often view opportunity in terms of "availability of visas" and absence of official opposition to the gospel. By contrast, generations of missionaries have seen open doors as "people groups without the gospel message" and "messengers willing to risk persecution and even death" to take the Word to them. They saw opportunity in terms of the power available to them through the Holy Spirit, who would guide them in ministry.

Dear God, give us eyes that will focus on the tremendous possibilities for sharing the good news of Christ's love with the world's peoples. We commit the "impossibilities" to You.

"I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other" Rev. 3:15
Water from both icy cold springs and hot springs flowed through a large stone aqueduct into the city of Laodicea. Unfortunately, by the time the water had made the long trip into the city, it was usually lukewarm. How disappointing! Christ likewise criticized His church at Laodicea for a tepid vacillation between total commitment to His Lordship and total abandonment to the beliefs and values of the world. If we are to make an all-out offensive to reclaim the final frontiers of the gospel for Jesus Christ, we must be wholeheartedly committed to His purposes, not giving merely lukewarm assent to a "missionary program."

Oh, Heavenly Father, enflame our hearts to see Christ's glory demonstrated among all the peoples of the earth!
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