Everywhere around us the clock is ticking. Everyone has a mission they are trying to achieve. Some are exciting - climb mountains, wrestle animals, train serpents. Some are important - cure cancer, translate languages, capture criminals. Some are, well, boring - make beds, wash dishes, pull weeds. And then some are commanded. Commanded? Yes, commanded.
If we are Christians - if we have put our trust in the Lord, repented from our sins and given our lives to Him - we have a mission of our own. Your mission is written in God's Word, the Bible. It is not all about you though - it's about honouring God by the way you live.
"Commanded will challenge you to dig deeper and work harder at loving people the same way that our great king Jesus loves people."
- Jeff Struecker, an author, national speaker, former US Army Ranger and now pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Columbus, GA.
Commanded, Your Mission: Loving Others God's Way (1 Corinthians 13) is in the following collections:
