Question:

47.2—Why does the Lord want me there?

47.2—The basic answer is above: “Ye serve the Lord Christ” (Colossians 3:24), and the Lord will “reward” you for serving Him. The apostle Paul said: “For me to live is Christ” (Philippians 1:21). He didn’t merely desire to live “for” Christ, but to “live Christ,” or to show Christ in His life. The Spirit of God records in Acts 1:1 that “Jesus began both to do and teach.” Do first and then teach. Our mission is also a show and then tell. Philippians 2:14,15 says: “Do all things without murmurings and disputings: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.” Then verse 16 says: “Holding forth the Word of life.” We are instructed first to do, that is “shine as lights in the world,” and then “hold forth the Word of life,” which would be telling the message found in the Bible.