Faster Than a Speeding Bullet

Written by John Grant

Are you interested in doing your part to help carry out the Great Commission? Look here for great opportunities.

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (Matthew 28; 18-20).

Faster than a speeding bullet…..more powerful than a locomotive….. able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Yes, it’s Superman – strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman – who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel with his bare hands. He was a fictional character, but one we watched with interest.

Today, we may not have a real Superman, but the speed of communication and transport never ceases to amaze me. A couple of weeks ago, late on a Wednesday afternoon, I ordered a gift for my bride… one that had to be engraved. Little did I know that it had to come from China. Later that evening, I got an e-mail telling me that it had been engraved, packaged and sent from a city in China that I had never heard of. I continued to get updates as to its location, and by early Friday morning, little more than thirty six hours after ordering it, a delivery man walked into my office and placed the package on my desk.

As proof of how rapidly mobile our world is, just look at how fast the Swine Flu spread. Within hours it had spread to dozens of countries around the world and to about half of the states in the USA.

So maybe the spread of the Gospel to all nations is not as difficult as one might have thought a few years ago. We think nothing of sending e-mails to foreign countries and getting an answer back in a matter of minutes.

Literally, when John Wesley said “The world is my parish,” few could understand how someone could have world influence and ministry. But look at today, many evangelists have their messages translated into multiple languages and their regular messages are heard around the world.

No cultural, linguistic or geographical barrier is an excuse for depriving anyone from hearing the Word of God. Matthew 28, otherwise known as The Great Commission takes on new meaning and gives Christians a new responsibility. There is no excuse to not carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth.

Take a mission trip and within a few hours you are with people hungry for truth. When you take such a trip you can change people’s lives, beginning with yours. Do your part to carry out the Great Commission, and consider carrying personally on a mission trip. When you do, you will never be the same again.
(a thought on life from John Grant )

Questions: Have you ever taken a short term mission trip?

About the Author John Grant

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4 Responses to “Faster Than a Speeding Bullet”

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kanj says:

July 14, 2009 at 5:39 pm

John, thank you for the devotional.
sharon b says:

July 11, 2009 at 11:28 am

thank you
Nancy says:

July 11, 2009 at 6:07 am

What are some “global-missionary-trip-based- organizations” that a person can go on mission trips?
Doris Renshaw says:

July 11, 2009 at 5:26 am

In this, the autumn of my life, I am doing what I can do to draw others into God’s Word. My current project is a study book, You Can Take It To The Bank by D.M. Renshaw at amazon.com. It revisits the parables of Christ
in today’s language. It’s for everyone from teens to seniors who need to learn about the kingdom of God and how to get there. Please get it for someone you love who needs to know.