Matthew 4:19 (NIV)
19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will
send you out to fish for people.”
Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by
passively and let those who happened to be interested in His teaching come to
Him. He went out where the sick, the sorrowing, and the sad were, and expounded
His message of joy, healing, and salvation. Even at a tender age, He went to
the Temple and “taught” the doctors and lawyers who were entrenched in the old
traditions. He found His way to the seaside and intruded upon the life of the
commonest of laborers, saying, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Wherever He went He challenged, uprooted, and changed men. And at length they
nailed Him to a cross because He had upset their selfish, secure, smug way of
life. Not only was Jesus a missionary, but He pledged His followers to be
missionaries, too!
Thought for today:
Do I make following Christ look appealing?
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