Are you on a Mission?

Sound's Simple Enough


As I begin to work on this weeks sermon, I am stumped. I am stumped because of the scripture God has placed in front of my eyes. It is found in Philippians 2:14-15...Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe...

As Paul writes these words, I sit grumpy, and in a place of frustration and despair. It is exactly where the enemy of God would like me to stay! Why? The obvious reason is because if I remain in this grumpy place, it distracts me from my work, my relationships with my wife and kids, and my co-workers. But there is another issue at play here. That is, it distracts me from my mission on this earth. You see as a Christian I am called to do one very important thing above all else. Make Jesus famous. That is why we are here, first and foremost. When things don't go our way, or things begin to spiral into a frustrated frenzy, Jesus' name is last on our agenda. Our actions and attitudes do anything but make His name the name above all names. The enemy knows this. It is his greatest tool.

The bottom line is this. We have to look back at verse 13 to understand why we fail so miserably in our will. "for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose." Did you catch that? It is God working through you, helping us work out our salvation through His strength and His power. The only question that leaves us with is this. Do you have the power of God residing in you? If you belong to Him then the answer is yes according to Colossians 3:3 "for you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God."

As I continue to work through this convicting passage, and as I struggle for my own desires and will to be accomplished on this day, I pray that God will continue to do a work in me, as He chisels away at my self, in order that the world may see His glory shine like stars!!! Would you join me in making this your daily prayer as well?