Make America Great Again--For God

"From our shores has gone the greatest missionary force in history"

(Dr. David Jeremiah)

The last time I bought a book from Dr. Jeremiah, I got along with it as a free gift, a set of prayer cards. In my morning prayer time ever since, I have been praying one of these cards. This morning's card was a prayer for America. I was drawn to the phrase above that was included in that prayer.

I cannot confirm or deny that this statement is literally true. England also sent out a rather large amount of missionaries during the nineteenth century, as well as many other Christian nations. The precise truth of the statement is irrelevant. The fact remains that the evangelical church in America has been a great force for missions throughout the world over the last 200 years.

We are all familiar these days with the slogan "Make America Great Again." As I read the above phrase, it occurred to me that missions is yet another area that we need to make ourselves great again. We are already probably one of the most active nations in this area (although I have heard that South Korean Christians are particularly active in missionary activity), but there can be little question that we are not what we once were. If I am to believe the literature that I read which the various missionary organizations themselves are putting out, they are mostly holding in place, and some are even cutting back their mission activity. There seems to be, not only a reduction in funding for most mission organizations, but a lack of Christian folks who are going into career missionary work.

As I have shared in past recent postings, I believe that the American Christian church is being granted a temporary reprieve from both the persecution that had been a threat to us over the last eight years, and an have been given an opportunity to avoid other distractions, and get on with our urgent mission of reaching "every nation, people, tribe, and language . . . " (Rev. 5:9)

The new political climate in our country extends to us a new opportunity to double-down on our missionary efforts and truly send out "the greatest missionary force in history."

This can be done by the giving of our prayers, the giving of our funds, and the giving of ourselves to a renewed and directed effort to accomplish this goal. Never before, since the era of the Apostles, in the history of the world have we had such an opportunity. Never before has it been so important that we take this opportunity!

It is vital that we get about the mission that our Lord gave us:

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20, ESV)

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

Thanks for sharing this moment with me today.