Thought For Today: “Reviving Our Outreach”

The Apostle Paul said, “I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise. So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also.” (Romans 1:14-15)

Paul’s mission was to be a light to the Gentiles. We see this from Paul’s own words of God’s calling upon his life.

He said, “I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth.”

So, Paul couldn’t rest until every gospel cent was paid to every Gentile creditor. But while his debt was to God, his payment was to man.

A new breeze, a breath of fresh air will revive our lagging spirits when we see ourselves as debtors to God, but the payment is made to our neighbors, community, and the world.

Hudson Taylor, a 19th century missionary to China, was asked if he gave his life to the Orient because he loved the Chinese, he said, “No, not because I loved the Chinese, but because I loved God.”