Looking back...

There is nothing too big for our God...

How do you measure a life or a ministry? Has the measurement already been set in place for these things? Is a ministry defined by one's willingness to "take care of widows and orphans" (James 1:27) is the measurement of a man's life in his ability to believe in Jesus, the One sent by the Most High God? (John 6:29) I would submit to you that these are exactly the scales by which we, as Christians, measure ourselves and the world around us. However, is that really the ideal motivation for us as believers in Christ?

Or does a life deserved to be measured for something so much more special than just its own ability? Does a ministry begin in action, or has its beauty been placed in it already by a third party? The Bible does command us to take care of orphans and widows and to believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior- there is no doubt. These things, however, are not what give us worth.



The truth is that GOD gives us worth! When John tells us in the Bible, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life," (John 3:16) we understand that when we are on our own, away from God, we are worth nothing. Apart from God, there is nothing and no one that truly values us nor values our lives. The Lord made you and me to be beautiful and valuable, and even though we sometimes live lives that are openly offensive to God, He saw through it from the beginning! He sent His Son, Jesus, to die for our sins, and the Bible says He did that because He LOVES US!

Now I would like you to look at the pictures of these children that are on this page- they cannot give you anything in return for your ministry and time and prayer, but with all of my heart, there is nothing more valuable! In the same way, we have absolutely nothing to give God- the only Being who ever placed any true value in us while we were filthy sinners, stained with hatred towards Him. Let me ask you some questions, "Did the fact that the Lord would never get anything comparable in return stop Him from sending His son to die a bloody cross?" "Does anyone think that it was anyone other than all of mankind pounding nails through the hands of Jesus- the very same men and women to whom He came to give eternal life?"



When you think of how much God has loved you and loves you, what is stopping you from loving everyone else in the same way? I would ask you to stop valuing yourself and others by your abilities; start looking at yourself and others through God's eyes! Don't just think about the children and the families and the poor in El Salvador, look at your coworkers! Do they know that the Almighty God places value on them? Do they know that He gave His Son with the purpose that they would be cleaned from all sin and stain? Think of how freeing that would be for them. Think of the millions of lives that coworker could touch with that same message!

Now we see the worth of ministry does not begin in action, but in the realization of the extreme worth that the Lord places on ALL people from ALL places in the world! There was one time here in El Salvador when we visited the hospital, and it was especially horrific. I remember one of the young women who came with the missionary team was experiencing frustration because she couldn't see how God could allow it. I couldn't believe that someone could go through that entire experience without realizing one thing: we WERE the hand of God on those children's lives that day! It might have seemed so small to us to have decorated cribs and beds, to have praise and worshiped the Lord with them, or to have prayed with each and every one of them for health and peace for their families. Nothing is too small for our God, because NOTHING IS TOO BIG FOR OUR GOD! To whom do you represent the hand of God? How are you allowing the Lord to work through you in another's life?

My prayer today is that you would know that God loves you SO much, unconditionally. Let all of us pray together that the people of the world would know the same- the salvation of God is available regardless or race, class, background, or anything else! Pray a prayer next time you think of the people in El Salvador, but let us constantly be falling on our faces at the remembrance of our Heavenly King's great love for all us! He took our place and gave up everything that He had for our wellbeing; slowly but surely, we are fighting to do the same for the others in our world.

Prayerfully, I would like to let you all know that I have been given the opportunity to return to the United States for some more ministry training, and I'm very excited. There aren't words to describe how much I will miss this country.

I thank God for each and every one of you all! Thank you SO much for all of your prayer and support!

For more information on what's going on here in El Salvador or on the missions training course that I'm going to be taking, please feel free to email me at brennandavis@ccsv.net

God bless you all! I pray that the Lord would give you all the gift to be able to see the people of the world through His eyes! I know that the Lord will bless you all in return for all of your prayer and support in a way that you can't even imagine!

May He to whom belongs all of the power and the glory be forever praised by His people!

Amen,


Brennan