Calvary Chapel of Surprise--Missions Ministry

Welcome to the CCS- Missions Ministry blog site. We are delighted to have you join us for it is our desire to see our local body of believers glorify God not only locally, (Petrine Missions), but beyond our borders as well, (Pauline Missions). Deep inside so many believers’ hearts is the desire to be a part of a the great kingdom purpose of God and to accomplish great things for Him. So we usually ask ourselves, "what is God's will for my life" or "what I can do for God". And we usually use our gifts and strengths to become involved in meaningful activities. But too often we lose sight of God’s eternal purpose and we never fulfill that great desire in our hearts.

It is unquestionably clear throughout scripture that all the nations or peoples of the earth will worship before the Lord. Psalm 86:9 states “all of the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name.” Revelation 5:9 makes it clear that there will be “people from every tribe and language and people and nation” worshipping before his throne. From scripture, we see that it is God’s heart to raise up a remnant, those who will worship Him from every nation, that is, from every people group of the earth. But while most of us ask, "what I can do for God", there still remain two hundred million Muslims, Hindus and others in Southeast Asia, making up many people groups, who have no opportunity to hear about Christ.
Stop and think for a moment. Imagine these nations worshipping through the eyes of faith. What do you see? And, what do you think would transpire if we all looked first to the unchangeable global purposes of God and allowed Him to bless all the peoples of the earth through us? What if we were to ask “what does God want done” rather than “what can I do for God”? Our focus is then taken from what we can accomplish, to what an all- powerful God can do through us. And maybe what we do would bring inexpressible joy to our hearts as it brings glory to Him and becomes a part of His great purpose of reaching nations for Christ.