The Great Example

Many years ago I read this statement: “God had only one Son and He was a foreign missionary. He left His own hometown of heaven and came to a foreign country.”

Think about it. Jesus left His heavenly home to live among us. He became like us, eating the same food, wearing the same clothes, and living the same life…except He never sinned. Why? To save us!

The apostle Paul took Jesus’ example to heart. He wrote: “To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews… To those not having the law I became like one not having the law…, so as to win those not having the law…

“I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel. [1 Corinthians 9:13]”

For the sake of the Gospel, for the sake of all who are lost, let’s follow Jesus’ example. Let’s give up our rights, our comforts and become missionaries to those nearby and those far away.