Stay on Mission

Matthew 10:16 (NKJV)"Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves."

You are on a mission from God! Isn't that great? I love it. God has a plan, purpose, and desire for your life and you're on His mission. Yet distractions abound and detours seem to pop up at every turn. What are we supposed to do? Stay on mission my friend.

I'm reminded of Nehemiah as he was being used greatly by the Lord in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. His enemies sent to him, trying to distract him into a detour, an invitation to stop the work and go to the plains of Ono. I love his response. Memorize it and make it your own:

Nehemiah 6:3 (NKJV) "So I sent messengers to them, saying, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?"

In Love,
Pastor Ed

Response:
I wanted to share with you that the messages you've been teaching about how it is only God who can save someone and he will use me as vessel for his purpose has really hit home. My daughter has been to church once in her whole life, and being a new believer myself I didn't expect for God to reach out to me to ask her to go to church with me and her younger brothers. See we don't have much of a relationship anyway, due to some of the things I put her through as a child and young adult, but the Lord put it on my heart to ask her, and not only to ask, but to not give up on asking! She ignored me, made excuses, but behold on Easter her work schedule was completely switched around (I wonder who did that?) and she attended service with me Easter morning! Our awesome Lord! I am so blessed!