Focus: Finishing Well- The Resurrected Messiah
By Don Stephens, Founder/President
Scripture Reference:
“Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” and with those words, he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 (NLT).
“It is finished!” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. John 19:30 (NLT).
‘Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared! . . . Didn’t our hearts feel strangely warm as he talked with us . . . and explained the Scriptures to us?’ Luke 24: 31-32 (NLT).
Devotional:
What a powerful model of ‘finishing well’ is our Risen Lord! He endured suffering and the cross that he might accomplish the will of his Father and in so doing, provide redemption for us.
Perhaps we can each one look again to Jesus example of ‘finishing well’, as most of us experience some level of suffering in the ending of the Anastasis era of Mercy Ships. The organizational resurrection we are all experiencing has a new body – the Africa Mercy.
More importantly, as we encounter others on their individual Emmaus roads, may we warm the hearts and minds of those walking alongside us on our journey. Jesus explained His role from the Scriptures as he spoke. As He said a prayer over the evening bread, their eyes and minds were open to the risen Messiah.
Prayer Points:
* Ask God to give us grace to individually finish well.
* Ask God that each person met as we journey may see Jesus through our word and deed.
* Ask God for grace when His will involves suffering and is not our will.
* Ask God that we may corporately finish well.
* Praise God for the thousands of lives we will see in eternity through the service of Mercy Ships.
* Praise God for using each of us in this process.
* Thank God that we are privileged to have a part in what He is doing.
* Thank God for all the stakeholders of the past 28 years. Some have greatly sacrificed that we might serve. Some have been greatly blessed through our service.
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