God's Plan for the Nations

This last monday we had a vision and prayer meeting to center ourselves and our purpose here.  It was a really awesome time.  God has been revealing so much to me about His heart for the world. We discussed today that He is worthy of praise and glory, we are on the winning side of the battle, and His purpose is to be glorified and worshipped.

So, knowing this, we can trust that He will bring His good purposes about in the world.  Here are some great verses that were shared with me and helped me realized His heart for the nations:

“And the gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.”  Matthew 24:14

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

“And they sang a new song saying, ‘Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.’” Revelation 5:9

“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands and crying out with a loud voice ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’” Revelation 7:9-10

Abba, our Father, wants to bring the nations to Himself, and He is using us to help accomplish this purpose.  We look forward to the day when all the nations have been reached for Him. We hope.  We hope because hope is an expectation of what is to come, rooted in truth and promises.  What an beautiful truth to cling to when we think about missions.

Grace and peace,

Shayla M.