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Missionary Challenge

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Scripture Passage: Romans 1:14-16

The Apostle Paul was one of the greatest missionaries the world has ever known. Romans 1:14-16 highlights the missionary challenge of Paul’s life: his heart, his zeal, his motivation, and his prayer.

This passage first shares that Paul was faithful to the missionary obligation.

“I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to wise and to unwise” (Romans 1:14). Paul calls himself a servant of Jesus Christ and recognizes that Christ died for him.

Adrian Rogers says, “Though salvation is the gift of God’s grace, the great paradox is that when we’re saved by grace, we become a slave to the Lord Jesus Christ. And in slavery to Jesus Christ is absolute freedom.”

Not only did Paul mean he was indebted to Christ, but he also felt indebted to the martyrs who had gone before him, suffering for the faith.

Each of us is indebted to those who brought the Gospel to us. We stand on the shoulders and reap the legacy of those who suffered, gave, and sacrificed so we could know Jesus.

Paul was also flexible to the missionary opportunity.

“So, as much as is in me, I am ready to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome also” (Romans 1:15)

A missionary heart is dependable and available; no intellectual, physical, financial, or personal ability can replace dependability and availability.

God might have other plans for us than we expect; nothing takes precedence over the call of God in our lives.

Finally, Paul was fearless to the missionary opposition.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek” (Romans 1:6).

Paul knew that Jesus was all that mattered, and he was not ashamed of Him. He was not ashamed of the person, the purpose, or the power of the cross—which is salvation.

This world is desperate for salvation that only comes from Jesus. We have been empowered to share the Gospel with the world, if we would only be bold enough to share it.

Apply it to your life

The missionary challenge is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed. We are the recipients of the Gospel, handed down from saint to saint, from generation to generation; we dare not drop it.

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