remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. (Ephesians 2:12, 13 NIV)
And it blows me away.
As a gentile I was a foreigner without hope and without God in the world.
I probably wouldn't even have known that I was living without what I needed.
And this is the state of most of humanity.
Sometimes because they have rejected Christ and sometimes because they haven't truly heard.
Yet through the blood of Christ I know God and have hope! And this message has spread to most of the world! Wow!
Here is a real mission statement:
The world is without hope and without God. People are lost and hopeless. But we can bring the message that brings life and hope and God through his Word and Son!
How beautiful is that work then to bring the gospel and good news of Christ. For it is the hope of God and the hope for us who were far from God!
Spirit take me to the people you want to hear this news. Proclaim this amazing good news through me with renewed boldness!
Amen
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