Disciple-Maker's VisionSample
Paul had a rough run in front of him. While running the course of Disciple-Making with Jesus in Asia, enough had gone wrong that he had "felt the sentence of death." Or in other words, "I thought I was going to die." On top of that, no church had caused him more ongoing drama and heartache like the one in Corinth had. "Why me? Why do I have to put up with all this? Why do I have to put up with you?" is what you may have wanted to say too. Instead, Paul opens a new letter to a hurtful crowd saying, "If I have carried any hurts, I know God used it to make me better at helping you."
Get into Paul's heart exchange with Corinth today and consider the possibility that maybe "everything happens for a reason." Or more accurately, for every bad thing that has happened to you, Jesus has been shaping you in comfort, compassion, and an expertise in how to care for someone else going through the same. Stay with your past hurts long enough today for Jesus to give you some good reasons it's been making you a better Disciple-Maker.
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About this Plan
A Disciple-Maker life takes Disciple-Maker Vision. My growth, my Jesus, my discipleship has its place center stage, but it's not the only thing on the stage. No theater runs with a cast of individuals buried in their own script, waiting for their own queues. It takes cast members that see everyone else's part, see the props and pieces to hold, see the overall plot and the scenes that build it, see the audience whom all this is for, and see the director from whom all things come. It's the same with Jesus in the great dramatic unfolding of his kingdom come and his gospel for all. You probably started with fixating on your part, which is normal and expected. The time comes when you see the rest. Every Disciple is to become a Disciple-Maker. These next forty days are for shifting your Vision to that of a Disciple-Maker. More than nuggets of wisdom, this devotional aims to set you up with an open-ended dialog with Jesus. Be ready to sit in scripture and prayer long enough for something new to be formed with him.
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