A few of my childhood friends dreamed of being missionaries in exotic places. This was held up during the church's Missions Week as the ideal Christian service, one that reveals a deep commitment to the Gospel. In reality, God wants us to serve where we are, and He enables us to be fruitful in the ground in which we are planted. He equips the saints for ministry through the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 5:13-14 describes the faithful disciples as the "salt of the earth" and the "light of the world" which means that living faithfully in one's locale has effects well beyond one's location. The terms "earth" and "world" speak of a vastly greater influence than we can imagine.
Today, be salt.
Today, be light.
Today, be a missionary where you live and work.
Ruth Graham gave up her dream of being a missionary to Tibet in order to marry Billy. God used her instead to lend support to her husband.
Billy and Ruth were married August 13, 1943. They worked as a team to share the Gospel worldwide. At Ruth's memorial service her husband said, "Ruth was my life partner, and we were called by God as a team... No one else could have borne the load that she carried. She was a vital and integral part of our ministry, and my work through the years would have been impossible without her encouragement and support."
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