For the Sake of God's Name:

You know the verse that talks about God, saying that we should go unto all nations not just one but all, and preach the gospel of truth. Yeah I thought so. Well I have always been a "Big fan" of missionary work and missions in general. Not just because they get to be supported to fly around to different countries and have the time of their life being in a different culture, but to actually go and serve them, talk to them, get to know those people who have never heard of the gospel in their lives....ever. It kills to know that we are here taking advantage of the things we have and the things we use daily that you may not even think that some people in this whole universe don't get to do that or use the things you have. What is this world coming to? What is truly at the heart of foreign missions? What is going to sustain it? What is going to keep you either supporting or going to the mission field? Well, either you go, send, or disobey. God made it so clear and simple to us, it's not complicating or confusing, I mean...it is written in plain English unless you need me to write it in Spanish I will. But that's beside the point. In the book of 3rd John, it is saying this, "Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers and sisters, even though they are strangers to you. They have told the church about your love. Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God.  It was for the sake of the Name that they went out, receiving no help from the pagans. We ought therefore to show hospitality to such people so that we may work together for the truth." It simply says right there, 'Please send them on their way in a manner that honors God," then it says, 'It was for the sake of the Name.' The sake of the name. The sake of the name? What name? I thought this life was for me, me to live, me to make MY choices and decisions. God says that he chooses to communicate through His name, not because he is self righteous of himself, but so that His name will be glorified among the nations so that they may hear about the one who died for them. See, God doesn't just go about His way everyday waking up and saying 'oh they got this, their strong enough they don't need me'....like we do to Him. No, God says 'do not hesitate to pray when you wake up cause I let you wake up this morning.' See God isn't dumb like some may think, he is actually pretty smart. The power that we have to get our butts out of bed is not from us; the strength to go to work in the morning to face your boss that you may not want to even see is not from you; the courage it takes to take one step at a time to the Kingdom of God is not from us.....that all-surpassing power is from God and God alone. He lifts us up when we are broken and feel as if the world is caving in on us; He fills us up when we feel empty inside cause we aren't getting the love from one another; He loves us even when we do wrong, when we sin, His love is everlasting and is strong. In 2 Corinthians 4:6-7, it says "For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us." See we don't need to live our lives for ourselves, for the things we want so bad in life, but live your life glorifying His name. 'I have glorified it, and I will Glorify it again, and again.' So....will you go out for the sake of God's name?