Quoting the prophet Isaiah, Jesus said, "God's Spirit is on me; he's chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor, Sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, To set the burdened and battered free, to announce, 'This is God's year to act!'" (Luke 4:18-19, The Message)
As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to participate in his mission. We are called to be missionaries sent out by God to continue Jesus' work in the world. Being a missionary does not necessarily mean going to a foreign land or to another city. We can be missionaries right here in our own communities.
We know that Jesus' mission is our mission. What we need to discover is the way in which we are being called to fulfill that mission. Are we called especially to feed the hungry and house the homeless in our community, to pray for the sick and to visit the lonely, to stand with and comfort those who are oppressed and abused, or to proclaim that God is at work in our world and our lives even now? We share in all of these callings, but each of us have been given a specific set of spiritual gifts to help us focus on one or more of these callings.
What gifts has God given you? For what calling might God be preparing you by giving you these gifts? To learn more about spiritual gifts and to take a gifts assessment, check out this resource.
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