What God is Saying

"Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told." Habakuk 1:5

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Christianity and Political Power: When the Church Trades the Cross for the Crown

Hello, and welcome back to Nations 4 Jesus. Today I want to talk about something that's very much on people's minds right now—the relationship between Christianity and political power. With Donald Trump back in the White House in 2025, with many professing Christians in his cabinet, and with a conservative majority in Congress, many American Christians are feeling hopeful, even triumphant. Finally, we think, we have Christians in power who can turn this nation around!

But I want us to pause and ask a crucial question: Was Christianity meant to be used as a political force? And does Christianity actually flourish when it has political power, or does it flourish through a different means entirely?

[The parallel - then and now]

Let me draw a parallel. The year is 30 AD, the place is Jerusalem and Judea. The problem—the nation was faltering, backsliding, failing under Roman occupation. The solution, in many minds—Jesus, a conquering Messiah who would overthrow Rome and restore Israel to its glory days under King David.

But Jesus didn't do that. He didn't seek political power. He didn't overthrow Rome. He didn't establish an earthly kingdom. Instead, He came as a servant, speaking truth, loving others, and placing power struggles in God's hands. And many Jews rejected Him because He wouldn't give them the political salvation they wanted.

Now fast forward to 2026. The place is America. The problem—many Christians feel our nation has been faltering morally and spiritually. The solution, in many minds—Christian political power. Get the right people in the White House, in Congress, on the Supreme Court, and everything will change.

But is that really God's plan?

[The question we must ask]

Here's the question we need to wrestle with: Does Christianity flourish when it is the law of the land, backed by political power? Or does it flourish when it is spread one humble servant to the next, in love, humility, and sacrifice?

History gives us a sobering answer.

[The Roman Empire - a cautionary tale]

Consider the Roman Empire. Christianity was once a persecuted religion under emperors like Nero, who burned Christians alive as torches to light his gardens. But in 313 AD, Constantine legalized Christianity, and by 380 AD, it became the official religion of Rome.

Victory, right? Finally, Christians had political power! But here's what happened: When Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the faith was altered. As missiologist Ralph Winter writes: "The political triumph of what eventually came to be known as Christianity was in fact a mixed blessing...because when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire it became ill-equipped by its very form to complete the Great Commission among any populace that was anti-Roman."

Think about that! The people of other nations saw Christianity as strictly a Roman religion. So whatever wrong things the Roman government did, in the minds of other nations, it was Christianity doing the wrong. Christianity became associated with Roman imperialism, Roman oppression, Roman corruption.

[Historical patterns - the same mistake repeated]

We see this same pattern throughout history. Muslims view Christianity negatively because of the Crusades—military campaigns launched in Christ's name. Indians are skeptical of Christianity because of England's colonization of India under the banner of "Christian civilization." Eastern Europeans associate Christianity with Russian Orthodox political power. Jews associate Christianity with the Holocaust…perpetrated by Germany, a “Christian” nation. In each case, when Christianity aligned itself with political and military might, it damaged the witness of the Gospel.

When Christianity takes on political power, it often becomes corrupt and power-hungry, as we saw in the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages. Our human nature wants to make our religion supreme and in charge. We want power and authority—but of a worldly kind. This is exactly what the Jews were looking for when Jesus arrived. When He didn't provide it, many rejected Him.

[The danger of political Christianity]

Here's the sad truth: When Christianity becomes the main religion of the masses, officially recognized and promoted by the government, and persecution stops, often the fervor for outreach stops too. When it becomes easy to be a Christian, it becomes easy to be content in this world. When we're content in this world, we stop seeking after the Lord with urgency. We stop anticipating His return. And the fervor for the Great Commission dwindles.

Difficulty draws us closer to the Lord and thus closer to His heart for the nations. Ease in life makes us complacent and content with the status quo.

[Why Jesus avoided political power]

It may be for this very reason that Jesus never sought political power for Himself on earth. He didn't want faith in Him to be linked to Jewish or Roman political authorities. God is not tied to any one government or people group. He is King. He is Lord. He doesn't need the help of any government to spread His love and truth throughout the world.

Think about Jesus's words in John 18:36, when He stood before Pilate: "My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders. But now my kingdom is from another place."

Jesus explicitly rejected the path of earthly political power. His kingdom operates differently—through love, sacrifice, service, and the foolishness of the cross.

[America's blessings and responsibilities]

Now, let me be clear: America has been greatly blessed by God with freedom and prosperity for many years. We as a nation have done much good, bringing the Gospel and freedom to many other nations. I'm grateful for that heritage! And yes, having Christians in government who will protect religious freedom, defend the unborn, and uphold biblical values is a good thing.

But we've also failed God in many ways. The moral decline in our culture, the embrace of materialism and decadence, the self-absorption of much of American Christianity—these don't speak well of us. And here's the critical question: Has our prosperity made us better missionaries, or has it made us complacent?

[The shift happening now]

Ralph Winter writes: "If we in the West insist on keeping our blessing instead of sharing it, then we will, like other nations before us (Israel, Rome, etc.) perhaps have to 'lose' our blessing in order for the remaining nations to receive it."

And here's what we need to understand: God is already shifting His blessings! The center of Christianity has moved from the West to the Global South. As we've discussed in previous episodes, 67% of Christians now live in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. The Chinese church is sending missionaries. The Korean church is sending over 27,000 missionaries. The Nigerian church is sending missionaries. The Brazilian church is sending missionaries.

God doesn't need America to accomplish His purposes! If we're not faithful, He'll use others.

[What should our response be?]

So what should be the American church's response to having Christians in political power in 2026? First, we should be grateful for religious freedom and use it while we have it. We should pray for our leaders, support policies that align with biblical values, and engage politically as responsible citizens.

But—and this is crucial—we must not put our hope in political power. We must not think that Christian politicians will solve our spiritual problems. We must not become so focused on maintaining power that we forget the Great Commission.

Second, we should be humble. We don't "deserve" any of the blessings we've been given. As Winter writes, each American Christian could just as likely have been born a Dalit girl in India or a persecuted believer in North Korea. God chose to place us in a prosperous country so we might share His blessings with those who have never heard His name. If we're not doing this, He has every right to give those blessings to others who will be faithful.

Third, we should celebrate what God is doing globally! We shouldn't feel threatened or sad that the Western church is declining while the non-Western church is exploding. We need to look at the big picture. We're first and foremost part of the body of Christ worldwide. In heaven, our nationality won't matter. So on earth, we should be overjoyed at the growth of the church in non-Western lands!

[The real mission - not political victory]

Here's what I want us to understand: The mission of the church has never been to gain political power. It's to make disciples of all nations. It's to go into all the world preaching the Gospel. It's to storm the gates of hell, not the halls of Congress.

When we have political influence, let's use it to protect religious freedom so the Gospel can advance. But let's not confuse political victory with spiritual victory. Let's not trade the cross for the crown. Let's not repeat the mistake of Constantine's Rome, believing that Christianity is best advanced through government power rather than through sacrificial love and humble service.

[The question for 2026]

So as we navigate 2026 with Christians in the White House and throughout the government, let me ask you: Are you more excited about political developments than about the lost coming to Christ? Are you spending more time arguing about politics than sharing the Gospel? Are you putting more hope in elected officials than in the Holy Spirit?

If so, you've fallen into the same trap the Jews fell into when they rejected Jesus because He wouldn't be their political Messiah.

[Closing challenge and prayer]

Let me challenge you: Be grateful for Christian political leaders, but don't idolize political power. Engage politically as a responsible citizen, but don't mistake political activism for the Great Commission. Pray for your leaders, but spend more time praying for the unreached. Support policies that align with Scripture, but don't think that laws will transform hearts—only the Gospel does that.

And most importantly, join what God is doing globally! Support missionaries. Give to missions. Go on short-term trips. Consider going long-term yourself. Celebrate the explosive growth of Christianity in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Partner with believers in other nations who are reaching the unreached with far less resources than we have.

Let me pray: 

Thank you for joining me today. Until next time, remember—keep your eyes on the nations, not on Washington D.C.!

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Monday, February 2, 2026

Why God Commands Praise: The Purpose of Missions

Hello, and welcome back to Nations 4 Jesus. Today I want to answer a question that trips up a lot of people—both Christians and non-Christians. Why does God command us to praise Him? Doesn't that make Him sound vain and egotistical? And what does this have to do with missions?

These questions are at the heart of Psalm 117, that shortest chapter in the Bible we looked at before. Let me read it again:

"Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!"

Today I want to focus on that command: "Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!" This is God's purpose—that He be praised by all the peoples, that He be made much of, that He be seen and savored and shown to be great. But why? This insight comes from John Piper's sermon "Everlasting Truth for the Joy of All Peoples."

[What is missions? - the definition]

Piper defines missions this way: "Missions is a cross-cultural movement aimed at helping people stop making much of themselves and start making much of their Creator."

Think about that! Missions isn't primarily about helping poor people or building schools or drilling wells—as good as those things are. Missions is about transforming people's hearts so that God is felt to be more praiseworthy than sports stars or military might or artistic achievements or anything else He has made.

Missions is helping people experience God as their Treasure above all earthly treasures forever. To see Him as the Pearl of Great Price. It's a life-and-death struggle to give people eternal life, which consists in knowing and enjoying God forever.

[How missions works - not just commands]

So missionaries don't just say, "Praise the LORD, all nations!" They also explain why. Piper writes: "We give reasons. We explain who He is and what He is like and how He has worked in history and spoken to us in the Bible and in His Son. We give reasons for why praising God is the only safe and satisfying response to God. We make clear: Not to praise is to perish."

This is crucial! We're not just barking commands at people. We're showing them the beauty and greatness of God. We're giving evidence that praising Him is good. We're explaining how Jesus made a way for sinners to approach God and worship Him.

[The objection - doesn't this make God vain?]

But here's the problem many people have. Piper quotes Michael Prowse, writing in the London Financial Times: "Worship is an aspect of religion that I always found difficult to understand. Suppose we postulate an omnipotent being who, for reasons inscrutable to us, decided to create something other than himself. Why should he expect us to worship him? We didn't ask to be created. We know that human tyrants, puffed up with pride, crave adulation and homage. But a morally perfect God would surely have no character defects."

Do you hear the objection? When human leaders demand praise, it's because they're insecure, vain, needy. So doesn't God's command to praise Him suggest He has the same character defect?

[The breakthrough - praise completes our joy]

But what if we have it backwards? Piper asks: "What if we have the need, and the need is to see infinite beauty and enjoy it so much that it spills over in authentic praise? What if admiration really is the highest pleasure and God is the most admirable being in the universe? If that were the case, wouldn't God's demand that we praise Him be a demand for our maximum joy. And do we not call that love?"

This is the breakthrough! God isn't seeking praise because He needs it. He's seeking our praise because we need to give it! He's not trying to fill some deficiency in Himself—He's trying to fill the God-shaped hole in us!

[C.S. Lewis's discovery - praise completes enjoyment]

C.S. Lewis struggled with this same question and made a profound discovery. He writes: "I thought of praise in terms of compliment, approval, or the giving of honor. I had never noticed that all enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise unless shyness or the fear of boring others is deliberately brought in to check it."

Think about it! When you enjoy something, you naturally praise it. Lovers praise their beloved. Readers praise their favorite books. Sports fans praise their teams. Food lovers praise delicious meals. Hikers praise beautiful mountains. When we experience something wonderful, we can't help but talk about it!

Lewis continues: "I had not noticed either that just as men spontaneously praise whatever they value, so they spontaneously urge us to join them in praising it: 'Isn't she lovely? Wasn't it glorious? Don't you think that magnificent?'"

When we love something, we don't just praise it—we want others to praise it too! We want them to experience the same joy we're experiencing. That's exactly what the Psalmists are doing when they tell everyone to praise God!

[The key insight - praise completes enjoyment]

Then Lewis says something brilliant: "I think we delight to praise what we enjoy because the praise not merely expresses but completes the enjoyment; it is its appointed consummation."

Did you catch that? Praise doesn't just express our enjoyment—it completes it! You haven't fully enjoyed something until you've praised it, until you've shared it, until you've celebrated it with others.

[Why God seeks our praise - for our happiness]

So here's the answer to our question: Why does God command us to praise Him? Piper writes: "The reason God seeks our praise is not because He won't be complete until He gets it. He is seeking our praise because we won't be happy until we give it."

God is complete in Himself. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have enjoyed perfect love and joy and glory from all eternity. God doesn't need anything from us. But we desperately need to praise Him because that's what we were created for! We'll never be fully happy, fully satisfied, fully complete until we're praising the One who is infinitely praiseworthy.

Psalm 147:1 says, "Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant." Praising God is good for us. It's pleasant. It brings us joy!

[Missions is love, not arrogance]

Piper writes: "Therefore when we say that missions is the cross-cultural effort to help the peoples praise God, we mean that missions is love not arrogance."

We're calling the world to do what they were created to do—to enjoy making much of God forever. If missions doesn't reach a people with the Gospel, God will be dishonored and the people will be miserable forever.

[Two motives that are really one]

Piper concludes: "Therefore we are driven by two motives (which turn out to be one): the glory of God, and the good of man. They are one because praise to God is the consummation of pleasure in God."

We care about missions because we want God to be glorified—praised by all nations. But we also care about missions because we want people to be happy—truly, deeply, eternally happy. And those two things are the same! People are most happy when they're praising God. God is most glorified when people are most satisfied in Him.

[Practical application - worship and witness]

So what does this mean practically? First, examine your own heart. Are you praising God? Not out of duty, but out of delight? If you're not enjoying God, you won't be effective in calling others to enjoy Him. Missionaries can't export what they don't possess.

Second, understand that worship is the fuel and goal of missions. We worship, and that worship overflows into mission. We go on mission so that others can join us in worship. John Piper famously said, "Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate, not missions."

Third, when you share the Gospel, don't just give commands. Give reasons! Show people who God is. Explain what He's like. Tell them what He's done in history and in your life. Help them see that God is beautiful, glorious, worthy of praise. Make them hungry to know Him!

[Closing challenge]

As we close, let me challenge you: God is calling all nations, all peoples to praise Him. Not because He's a cosmic egotist, but because He's an infinitely loving Father who knows that we'll never be happy until we're praising the One we were created to praise.

So praise Him yourself! And then, like those Alpine shepherds we talked about, call out to others: "Praise the LORD! For it is good! For it is pleasant!" Invite them to experience the joy you've found. That's what missions is—love in action, calling the world to the happiness found only in making much of God.

Let me pray: 

Thank you for joining me today. Until next time, remember—keep your eyes on the nations and help them discover the joy of praising God!

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Saturday, January 31, 2026

All Nations, All Peoples: Understanding God's Heart for the Unreached

Hello, and welcome back to Nations 4 Jesus. Today I want to talk about something that's at the very heart of God's purposes for the world—something that appears throughout Scripture from Genesis to Revelation. It's captured beautifully in the shortest chapter in the entire Bible: Psalm 117.

Let me read it to you—all two verses:

"Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!"

This tiny psalm contains a massive vision: ALL nations praising the Lord. ALL peoples extolling Him. Not some. Not many. ALL. And today, I want to unpack what that means, why it matters, and what it calls us to do. Much of what I'm sharing comes from a powerful sermon by John Piper called "Everlasting Truth for the Joy of All Peoples," and it's challenged me deeply.

[Defining the terms - what are "nations" and "peoples"?]

First, we need to understand what the Bible means by "nations" and "peoples." When Psalm 117 says "all nations" and "all peoples," it's not talking about political states like America, Spain, Brazil, or China. It's referring to ethnic, language, or cultural groupings within these political states.

For example, if you look at China, there aren't just "Chinese people." There are the Hui, the Dulong, the Li, the Lisu, the Shui, the Salar, the Yao, and dozens more distinct people groups—each with their own language, culture, and identity. In the Bible, you read about "the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites" (Genesis 10:16-18).

So when Psalm 117:1 says, "Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!" it means: "Praise the Lord, Hui of China! Praise the Lord, Bahing of Nepal! Praise the Lord, Baluch of Pakistan! Praise the Lord, Maninka of Guinea! Praise the Lord, Saluwan of Indonesia! Praise the Lord, Dakota of South Dakota!"

[Jesus and the nations - the Great Commission]

These are the kinds of groups Jesus was referring to when He said after His resurrection in Matthew 28:18-19: "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations"—literally "panta ta ethne," all the ethnic groups, all the people groups. This is the same phrase used in Psalm 117:1.

And these are the groups Jesus meant when He said in Matthew 24:14: "This gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." Not just all countries. All peoples. All ethnic groups. All language groups. All distinct cultures.

[The crucial question - how many remain unreached?]

So here's the huge question for followers of Jesus today—and it should be on our minds constantly: How many peoples are there, and how many of them are still unreached with the gospel of the kingdom? How many still have no church that obeys Psalm 117 and praises the Lord?

Let me give you some current statistics from Joshua Project, one of the most reliable research organizations tracking unreached peoples. As of 2025, there are approximately 17,446 distinct people groups in the world. Of these, about 7,401 are considered unreached—meaning they have little to no access to the Gospel, with less than 2% evangelical Christians among them.

These unreached people groups represent approximately 3.4 billion individuals—that's 42% of the world's population! Think about that: Nearly half of all people alive today belong to people groups where there's virtually no Christian witness, no churches, no believers who could share the Gospel with them in their own language and cultural context.

Let me break this down further. Among these unreached groups, 243 have populations over 1 million people. Some mega-peoples are still largely unreached: the Shaikh of Bangladesh (150 million), the Yadav of India (50 million), the Pashtun of Afghanistan and Pakistan (49 million), the Japanese (123 million). These aren't small, isolated tribes hidden in jungles—these are massive people groups that have somehow been overlooked or proven resistant to the Gospel.

[The myth of "missions is over" - addressing wrong thinking]

Now, if you hear someone say that the day of Western missions is over, you know something is amiss in their head or in their heart. Let me be direct about this because I hear this sentiment sometimes, and it's deeply troubling. When people say Western missions is over, they may not believe that the God and Father of our Lord Jesus is to be praised by all peoples. Or they may not believe that anyone is really perishing without the Gospel. Or they may believe that local people can do a better job than Western people.

But here's what that last argument misunderstands: The very definition of "unreached" means there aren't any—or aren't strong enough—local people capable of doing the work. That's what unreached means! And nearby reached peoples may actually be less culturally acceptable than Westerners in many contexts. For example, Chinese Christians may have an easier time reaching certain Muslim peoples than Arab Christians would, simply because there's no historical religious conflict between Chinese and Muslims.

The day of Western missions is not over. And the day we think it is will be the day you can write "forsaken" over the doors of our churches. God means for us to engage with Him to bring about Psalm 117: "Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples!"

[Teaching the next generation - practical application]

If you have children who don't know about the "nations," let me give you some practical suggestions. Subscribe to resources like the Global Prayer Digest or visit websites like Joshua Project's "Unreached of the Day." Read a story to your children about a different unreached people group each day and pray for them.

In our homeschool, we've made this a regular part of our routine. We'll learn about a people group—where they live, what they believe, how they live, why they haven't heard the Gospel—and then we pray specifically for them. They're growing up with a God-sized vision of the world, not a me-sized vision of their own comfort.

[Breaking free from small worlds - the call to bigger vision]

John Piper writes: "Oh, that children and teenagers and adults in Christ's Church would break free from our tiny little worlds of family and friends and church and Western culture! Jesus Christ is building His church around the world. We are meant to think and feel and work with Him in this cause."

Then he says something that really convicted me: "Who knows how many of our personal problems are owing to narrowness of thinking and smallness of affections in relation to God's global purposes."

Think about that! How many of our anxieties, our discontent, our sense of purposelessness stem from the fact that we're focused only on our small circle? We're worried about our comfort, our plans, our preferences, our problems—when God is orchestrating the greatest movement in history: bringing worshipers from every tribe, tongue, and nation to His throne!

When we expand our vision to include God's global purposes, our personal problems often shrink to their proper size. When we're praying for unreached Buddhists in Mongolia or persecuted Christians in Nigeria or hidden believers in North Korea, suddenly our complaint about the worship style at church or frustration about our schedule seems petty.

[The dramatic shift - Christianity's new center]

Now, here's something crucial we need to understand: The world and the church have changed dramatically in the last 100 years—truly the greatest missionary century in history. Listen to what missiologist Andrew Walls wrote in his book "The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History":

"[The twentieth century] has seen this great recession from the Christian faith in the West, there has been an equally massive accession to that faith in the non-Western world. [At the beginning of the century] well over 80 percent of those who professed Christianity lived in Europe or North America. Now, approaching 60 percent live in the southern continents of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, and that proportion grows annually. Christianity began the twentieth century as a Western religion, and indeed, the Western religion; it ended the century as a non-Western religion, on track to become progressively more so."

Updated statistics for 2025 show this trend has accelerated. Today, approximately 67% of Christians live in the Global South—Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania. Only 33% live in Europe and North America. The church's center of gravity has shifted dramatically southward and eastward.

[We are not the center - humility and rejoicing]

Here's what this means: We in the West are not at the center anymore. God may or may not be done with us in our self-absorbed prosperity in America. But He certainly is putting others on the Christian map to humble us and call us to confess and rejoice that others may be far more effective in finishing the Great Commission than we are.

The dynamics of church and missions will never be the same. And that's not something to mourn—it's something to celebrate! God is raising up missionary movements in South Korea, Brazil, Nigeria, India, and China. Korean missionaries are reaching Central Asia. Brazilian missionaries are reaching North Africa. Nigerian missionaries are reaching unreached peoples across West Africa. Chinese believers are taking the Gospel along the Belt and Road Initiative.

John Piper gives a small example of this shift: "There are more Anglicans in Nigeria than in England and America put together. Their bishops are biblically conservative, and they vote. Who would have dreamed just thirty years ago that powerful, liberal Western bishops would be called to account biblically by the churches they planted in Africa?"

This is the new world we live in. It is the world that God is guiding and shaping for His glory. And we need to adjust our thinking accordingly. We're not the only ones reaching the unreached anymore—and that's wonderful! But it doesn't mean our job is done.

[The ongoing call - goers and senders]

So let's join God in His great global purpose and not be limited in our thinking, feeling, and acting to our local concerns. Let's give ourselves to missions—either as goers or as senders. Because here's what Psalm 117 makes crystal clear: God will not be satisfied until every people group on earth praises Him. Not just some. Not just the easy-to-reach ones. ALL.

[The ultimate purpose - God's glory among all peoples]

Here's what we need to understand at the deepest level: Missions isn't ultimately about helping poor people or making the world a better place or even saving souls—as important as all those things are. Missions is ultimately about God's glory being displayed among all peoples. It's about Psalm 117 being fulfilled. It's about every tribe, tongue, and nation gathered around the throne in Revelation 7:9 worshiping the Lamb.

God created diversity—different languages, cultures, peoples—not as a problem to be overcome, but as a canvas on which to display the infinite beauty of His glory. When a Mongolian nomad worships Jesus, it reveals something about God's character that an American suburban worshiper can't reveal. When a Fulani herdsman sings praise to Jesus, it displays God's glory in a way that a Brazilian city-dweller can't. God wants all the colors, all the sounds, all the cultural expressions of humanity praising Him—because only then is His glory fully displayed.

[Closing challenge and prayer]

So I want to challenge you: Don't be satisfied with a faith that's focused only on your personal salvation and comfort. Don't be content with a Christianity that's all about your needs being met and your problems being solved. Expand your heart to embrace God's passion for all peoples!

Ask yourself: When was the last time I prayed for an unreached people group? When was the last time I gave money specifically to reach the unreached? Have I ever seriously considered whether God might be calling me to go? Am I raising my children with a vision for all nations, or just a vision for their own success?

God is building His church among all peoples. The question is: Will we join Him in that work, or will we stay focused on our tiny worlds while billions remain unreached?

Let me pray: 

Thank you for joining me today. Until next time, remember—keep your eyes on the nations and live for the fulfillment of Psalm 117!


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