The First Missionary
By Billy Graham
Matthew 4:19
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers
of men.”
Jesus Himself was the first missionary! He did not sit by
passively and let those who happened to be interested in His teaching come to
Him. He went out where the sick, the sorrowing, and the sad were, and expounded
His message of joy, healing, and salvation. Even at a tender age, He went to
the Temple and “taught” the doctors and lawyers who were entrenched in the old
traditions. He found His way to the seaside and intruded upon the life of the
commonest of laborers, saying, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Wherever He went He challenged, uprooted, and changed men. And at length they nailed
Him to a cross because He had upset their selfish, secure, smug way of life.
Not only was Jesus a missionary, but He pledged His followers to be
missionaries, too!
Prayer for the Day
Wherever I go, it is a mission field for You, Lord. Help me
to be conscious of this, so that I may tell others the joyous message.
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