10 More Reasons to Get More Involved:

My first post challenged every born again believer to get more involved in missions.  But, I DO understand why many would hesitate to "sign up".  

It is true, not every single person is called to be a career missionary on a foreign mission field.  But, every one of us IS still called to be involved in missions.  Are you saying, "What does that mean?"  Well, I am glad you asked!    

We can choose to PRAY ~ for missionaries, for mission organizations, for people groups... 
We can choose to GIVE ~ of our finances, some needed supplies, words of encouragement to those serving, our time to volunteer help from home... 
We can choose to TELL ~ share God's heart for the nations with others, bring visiting missionaries into our churches, pass along specific missionaries' updates or missions magazines... 
We can choose to GO ~ use a week's vacation to go with your family, go on a 10 day trip with a church group, volunteer short-term for a few weeks to a few months, commit to 1 or 2 years, or become a full-time missionary.


Whatever way you choose to be involved in missions, you will be blessed and those you are serving will be blessed too!  Just choose to obey, it is SO worth it!  

Here are 10 more verses that are 10 More Reasons to Get More Involved in how God is working around the world:

1. So that the hundreds of people groups who do not yet have the Bible in their language would be reached.
Acts 2:5-11 “And there were living in Jerusalem Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. Every one of them heard the Spirit speak through the disciples in their own language/tongue the wonderful works of God…Then they were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Look, are not all these who speak Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each in our own language in which we were born? …We hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.”

2. So that you will be fulfilling God's purpose for your life & enabling others to fulfill their purpose too.
Acts 20:24 “But my life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work given to me by the Lord Jesus. He has given me the work of telling others the good news about God’s kindness and love”

3. So that the thousands who have never heard the Good News of salvation may hear and understand.
Romans 10:13-15 “Scripture says, ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ (Joel 2:32) How can they call on him unless they believe in him? How can they believe in him unless they hear about him? How can they hear about him unless someone preaches to them? And how can anyone preach without being sent? It is written, ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!’ (Isaiah 52:7)”

4. So that those who are serving will be encouraged in their walk with Christ and that others will see they can make a difference for eternity too.
Philippians 1:20-24 “I hope that I will always be ready to speak boldly for Christ…As long as I live, I can bring people to Christ.”

5. So that the name of Jesus will be praised in all the nations of the earth!
I Chronicles 16:23-31 “All you people of the earth, sing to the Lord. Day after day tell about how he saves us. Tell the nations about his glory. Tell all people about the wonderful things he has done…Praise the Lord, all you nations…All you people of the earth, tremble when you are with him…Let the earth be glad...Let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord rules!’”

6. So that all will have the opportunity to hear the message of salvation and choose life.
II Peter 3:9, 15 “God is waiting because He does not want anyone to perish…He is giving us time to get His message of salvation to others.”

7. So that people will be blessed as they are used of God to help the ministry of missionaries.
I Timothy 4:16 “Stay true to what is right. Then God will bless you and use you to help others.”

8. So that even young people will come to realize they can make a difference in the world, by teaching God's Word, and that the older generations would be inspired by the passion the younger ones have to reach others for Christ!
I Timothy 4:12 “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. Set an example for the believers in what you say and in how you live…Until I come back, spend your time teaching God’s Word.”

9. So that the prophecies will be fulfilled.
Revelations 5:9 = “And they sang a new song, saying: ‘You are worthy…for You were slain, and have redeemed us by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation…’”

10. So that we can be assured that we did all that we could, and we will look forward with hopeful expectation to this view in Heaven:
Revelations 7:9 = “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands…”