"For the love of
Christ compels us."
2 Corinthians 5: 14
When someone asked missionary
David Livingstone why he
forsook
a life of ease to explore Africa and
share Christ's Gospel, he replied,
“The love of Christ compels me.”
God so loved the world that He sent Jesus.
Jesus so loved the world
that He sends us.
He said, “As the Father has sent Me, I also
send you” (John 20:21). Perhaps we wonder
if our financial support for missions does any
good.
Why don’t we stop? One
reason!
The same love that compelled Christ
to leave heaven and propelled Him to
earth also compels and propels us.
Because of God’s love for us, we are able to
love others. By loving
others as God loves us,
we point them to Christ and God’s marvelous
gift of salvation.
Ask God for a fresh dose
of His compelling love now!
"God had an only Son, and He was a
missionary and physician. A poor, poor
imitation of Him I am, or wish to
be."