And the King will say, "I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the lest of these my brothers and sisters, you where doing it for me!"
Mathew 25:40
What is ministry? What does it look like?
A ditch is not the first thing that may come to mind when you say you are involved in ministry. A shovel, pipe, pry-bar and some sweat equity are not usually tools associated with sharing the Gospel of Christ. But if you read the New Testament closely you will see these would be the tools most likely for Jesus to have used. Christ spoke to those in need where they where. He talked fishing to fishermen, planting to the farmers, and even about debts to tax collectors. Christ comes to people in need where they are. He does not wait for someone to bring them to church. He doesn't depend on organizations to meet there needs. He loves them now. Listens to there needs, and helps to meet those needs.
Sometimes the physical need was meet as a means to introduce the Gospel and yet others the physical need was used a tool to open there hearts to the Gospel. Christ was about feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and healing the sick. Should we as His followers not be doing the same. Look around your city and I would imagine you can quickly identify a need if you look with your heart and not just your eyes.
Christ came that through His perfect life, voluntary death in our place on the cross, and His resurrection we may be saved to glorify God the father. It is simple to understand, simple to explain, but hard for us to share. Why? We are afraid of conflict maybe. Afraid we won't know what to say, or even afraid we are not good enough.
We are called to make disciple's in the book of Acts. Not some of us, all of us. Give your life to ministry in the name of Christ and see what might happen. Whether serving in a nursing home playing games with some senior saints. Cutting firewood for those in poor health, serving in a soup kitchen to share the food of life. The opportunities are endless, and the reward of being in Gods will is unexplainable.
