Read: Matthew 9:32-38
But when he saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them. - Matthew 9:36
We who live in countries where the gospel is freely preached find it difficult to imagine the tremendous spiritual need in areas where people have never heard the gospel.When we think of the millions who do not know Christ, we need to be filled with compassion and moved to action, as our Savior was in Matthew 9.
Robert Moffat (1975-1883) spoke in England about his work in Africa. A young student listened as Moffat described a frequent sight. "There is a vast plain to the north, where I have sometimes seen, in the morning sun, the smoke of a thousand villages where no missionary has ever been."
"The smoke of a thousand villages." The words painted a vivid picture that gripped the heart of a young student, sparking within him a desire to reach the unreached. Filled with a new vision, the young man went to Moffat and asked, "Would I do for Africa?" That student was the famous missionary, David Livingstone.
Christ said, "Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!" (Jn.4:35). He still needs workers today. With Moffat and Livingstone, we can envision "the smoke of a thousand villages." Then we must ask God to show us what we can do to share the gospel with those who have never heard. - Richard De Haan
We Can Reach Out To A World In Need With The Word It Needs!
But when he saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them. - Matthew 9:36
We who live in countries where the gospel is freely preached find it difficult to imagine the tremendous spiritual need in areas where people have never heard the gospel.When we think of the millions who do not know Christ, we need to be filled with compassion and moved to action, as our Savior was in Matthew 9.
Robert Moffat (1975-1883) spoke in England about his work in Africa. A young student listened as Moffat described a frequent sight. "There is a vast plain to the north, where I have sometimes seen, in the morning sun, the smoke of a thousand villages where no missionary has ever been."
"The smoke of a thousand villages." The words painted a vivid picture that gripped the heart of a young student, sparking within him a desire to reach the unreached. Filled with a new vision, the young man went to Moffat and asked, "Would I do for Africa?" That student was the famous missionary, David Livingstone.
Christ said, "Lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!" (Jn.4:35). He still needs workers today. With Moffat and Livingstone, we can envision "the smoke of a thousand villages." Then we must ask God to show us what we can do to share the gospel with those who have never heard. - Richard De Haan
Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
Weep o'er the erring one, lift up the fallen;
Tell them of Jesus, the Mighty to save. - Crosby
We Can Reach Out To A World In Need With The Word It Needs!
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