And the word
of the Lord was being spread through the whole region. ... And the disciples
were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. Acts 13:49, 52
At that time that Acts was written in 61 AD Rome may
have seemed like the remotest part of the earth. Now there are more than 6,800
languages in the world with less than 2,000 languages and about 209 million
people that still need a Bible translation. Wycliffe Bible Translators have a campaign to
reach all the known languages in the world by 2025. http://www.wycliffe.org/ That is only
another twelve years. Most of these people are in what is known as the 10/40
window. http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/1040.htm
We are told in Revelations that every tribe—that is
all the people of those 6,800 languages—will know Jesus. And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are You to take the book
and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your
blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. Revelation 5:9.
We should feel so loved, and thus joyful knowing that Jesus sacrificed Himself
for us. Like the disciples in Acts, we should be filled with joy. It’s our
choice. It is back to the focus of life—choices and attitudes. We need to have
an attitude like Christ and go into the entire world—at least our part of the
world—spreading the word of the Lord. Do you have an attitude and a plan to do
this? That’s what it takes. Without a plan, we fail to accomplish anything of
significance. At least I know that without a plan or goals, I just go though my
day attending to only the basic needs of the day…the urgent needs—the tyranny
of the urgent. With goals attained, joy is also experienced.
Training
Tip – Show your children a globe or a map of the world
and point out the areas in the 10/40 window where people don’t know about
Christ. Pray for people in those countries. Talk about people in your community
that may not know Jesus and how to reach or serve them.
Lord – You are
worthy of our praise. Help us to see those around us who don’t know You and
give us wisdom and insight as to ways to reach and serve them for You.
All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB)
unless otherwise noted.
© 2013
by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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