Missionary Monday

What an unbelievable Creator we have! Sunday we got into a discussion from Genesis and our Ss teacher made a small comment about being made in God's image. How in context it is clear that our desire, no, our driving passion to create comes from the fact that we are made in God's image. THE Creator's image. So I've been thinking on that, how many people want to create a "perfect environment", some want to create a beautiful home, some want to create the biggest, best business or the most unique something. We all crave it. Creation of our own minds, our own hands. Yep, it made so much sense. Then the next step is to think about what will I spend my time and energy creating? And there are only two things that any human can create that will live into eternity. One, conceive and give birth to a child who has an eternal soul - what a wonderful, indescribable way to create, and then to nurture that creation to the best of your ability. Two, be used by the Lord to bring someone into the knowledge of Christ so that they will spend eternity with their Savior. That's it. Now, there's lots of good, even great, things you and I can or might create. But those are the only two things that will stand the test of eternity. Kinda puts it all into perspective for me.
And here's some great eternal creation going on - Audrey in Japan shares her praises of how new believers are being born in a country that some people said is "hopeless". Eileen and Jerry are holding and touching and loving the children God has seen fit to place in their family. Brian and Mandy are trying to help two believers who were literally "kicked out of the house" for reading their Bibles. All for eternity. No worry seems very big now. Tomorrow I will begin to ask as I go about each chore "What am I creating?"