God's Mission

Alright so a couple weeks ago we had a small dialogue in one of my classes about "God's Mission". Well, it seemed like it was anonymous around the class that "God's Mission" is to redeem humanity. I could not be more concerned about how much we think about ourselves over what God's true mission is.

When I was first asked the question I said, "To make God famous!" The response is actually a little too simple and should have been more like, "To spread His Gospel Truth wherever we are." In any case, I was shot down as that response being the full picture of "God's Mission." The problem I have with that is this, "That would mean that God has failed!" This is not truth!!! God has not failed. I'm sorry ya'll to break it to you but...people go to Hell! When people go to Hell, it means that they are not redeemed and if "God's Mission" is to redeem humanity, that would mean He has fallen short of it which I am not sorry to say is NOT TRUE!!! The simpler truth of God's Mission is this, "Spread the Truth of the Gospel" We forget the fact that the cross was not about us...or at least not in its entirety. Humanity was secondary if even that when it came to giving God the Father glory over all. God did not think of us "Above All" as the song portrays that some of us have grown to know.

The day that Jesus was crucified and died, was the day that justice (wrath) and grace kissed! His great affection for us whom He created and the justice that we so deserved because we sinned and smeared God's name in the dirt became intimate at the moment of Christ being crucified. He is first and He is last. The Alpha and the Omega. God giving us mercy and grace and love is to give Himself glory. God's rage against man's evil was put on the Lamb to give God glory. God's Mission is proclaiming Himself and sharing the wonders of who He is, what He has done, and what He will do. God's Gospel is above "our" redemption. This is not to downplay the fact that God loves us and that He gave His Son for us but it is to show that His love was/is based on Him being praised, glorified, and honored on His terms.

We are not the center of the Bible...our redemption is not the center of the Bible...God and His Truth is the center of the Bible. When we all realize, myself included, that it is about God and His glory more so then us being redeemed (those who are regenerated) the better our worship to God will be.

Our discipleship will be greater...our evangelism will be greater...and our God will be most glorified in us.