Matthew 24:14 “And this Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a witness to all the nations, and then the end shall come.” --NASB In the name of the One Whose Gospel shall be preached in the whole world, amen.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the Gospel never got outside of Jerusalem? What would the world be like if there were no Christians? You yourself would be damned. There would be no Christian Church, no real hope. The United States would not exist as we know it, because many of the people, really most of the people, who had the perseverance to settle this land came here for religious reasons. Contrary to present popular belief the majority of our founding fathers were indeed Christian, not deists. There would undoubtedly have been less hospitals and medical advances, because the earliest hospitals were the result of the work of Christians. In fact, it is only in recent years that hospitals are more commonly government run, rather than church run. Education would not have been pushed to the extent it has been, because it is held that everyone should be able to read the Scriptures for himself. Truly our world would be very different. And the greatest difference is that we would all be damned.
But the Gospel has been preached. Mission work is carried out. It could not be any other way. Jesus didn’t say, “The Gospel might,” or, “The Gospel should be preached in the whole world. No, He said, “This Gospel shall be preached in the whole world.” Glory be to Jesus Who spoke the words that made the Gospel spread throughout the whole world. Amen.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, in Your glorious love You spoke mission work into being. You have made it impossible for the Gospel not to be preached in the whole world, because Your word cannot be broken. Bless Your word, O Lord, and make it bear much fruit to the glory of Your holy name, amen.
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