READING GUIDE:
- Read today's devotion below.
- During days 22-28 (at your own pace) read chapters 11 thru 16 from Joining Jesus on His Mission.
- After days 22-28, meet with your small group and follow the back-of-the-book discussion guide for SESSION 4.
"...you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8b ESV)
As a follower of Jesus this is your identity. You are His witness, with emphasis on His. We have Jesus wherever we go (or maybe better said, He has us and uses us wherever we go).
Finke shares in chapter 11, "Jesus is very clever. Wherever he wants you to start being a missionary, he already has you there...As the great theologian Winnie-the-Pooh once observed, 'Wherever you go, there you are.' To which I would simply add, 'and wherever you are, Jesus is already working redemptively.'"
I used to pray daily for God to open up an opportunity for me to share His love with another. A well-intentioned prayer, but it falls short of the truth. I don't need to pray for God to open up an opportunity for me to share the love of Jesus with others--He provides those (plural) wherever I go. The prayer has changed to something like this, "Dear Lord, help me to better join you today on the multiple opportunities you WILL provide me to share your love and good news wherever I go."
How does the idea that "wherever you are, Jesus is already working redemptively" mess with you and/or give you new perspective about being His witness in your community?
Finke shares in chapter 11, "Jesus is very clever. Wherever he wants you to start being a missionary, he already has you there...As the great theologian Winnie-the-Pooh once observed, 'Wherever you go, there you are.' To which I would simply add, 'and wherever you are, Jesus is already working redemptively.'"
I used to pray daily for God to open up an opportunity for me to share His love with another. A well-intentioned prayer, but it falls short of the truth. I don't need to pray for God to open up an opportunity for me to share the love of Jesus with others--He provides those (plural) wherever I go. The prayer has changed to something like this, "Dear Lord, help me to better join you today on the multiple opportunities you WILL provide me to share your love and good news wherever I go."
How does the idea that "wherever you are, Jesus is already working redemptively" mess with you and/or give you new perspective about being His witness in your community?
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