Shan Dai Advocacy

3 John

March 23, 2007 on 1:36 pm | In His First Bible, New Testament, PrayerGrams |

Traveling teachers heard there were new Shan Dai believers living in a remote hillside village. Leaving early in the morning, the evangelists began the journey to encourage those seeking to follow Jesus. The teachers were warmly welcomed and in spite of the village poverty, generous hospitality was extended by the new Christians. God’s Word was enthusiastically absorbed by those still waiting for a Bible in their own language. Both those offering the teaching and those offering the hospitality brought glory to God on that hillside. The Apostle John experienced a similar scenario of great joy. Interestingly, he didn’t write to Gaius urging him to leave his home to join the missionaries. Instead Gaius was commended for doing his part. “Dear friend, you are doing a good work for God when you take care of the traveling teachers who are passing through, even though they are strangers to you… You do well to send them on their way in a manner that pleases God” (3 John 1:5-6). It is wonderful the way God created His body, the Church, to be unified in Him and yet diverse in the way that each contributes to the Kingdom. No one can do everything, but each of us can offer something. Let us present to God our part. Lord, may we give honor to You as we contribute. We are encouraged by the believing Shan Dai villagers and by those who traveled to them. God, we call out to You today, please continue to bless Your children to work together in a manner that pleases You.