In Luke 7 we read about a woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with perfume, washed them with her tears, and wiped them off with her hair. When he sees this, the host of the party begins to think to himself about the sinfulness of the woman.
Jesus, explaining to His host what is happening, tells the story of two men who owe debts to another man. One of them owes a debt of 500 pence, and the other owes a debt of simply 50 pence. Since neither of them had anything to pay with, the man to whom the debt was owed simply forgave their debts.
Jesus asks Simon which one will love him the most, and Simon correctly responds that the one who owed the most and was forgiven the most would love the most.
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One of the textbooks for Contemporary Youth Missions is “Let the Nations be Glad: The Supremacy of God in Missions,” by John Piper (affiliate link). I love this book, and my students have been very engaged with it.
Our discussion today revolved around the first chapter of the book. Here are some of my favorite sections of the first chapter.
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Today was a clear day, and one of the few in which we can see the volcanoes from our side of Mexico City. So I climbed the pedestrian bridge right in front of the Seminary and took this picture with the Pro HDR app on my phone.
It seems to go with the verses that I’ve been reading lately. Psalm 8:1-4
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes,
to still the enemy and the avenger.
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
What has reminded you of God’s glory lately?
When I woke up Saturday morning and checked my email, I saw that someone had posted a comment on one of the posts on our Spanish Youth Ministry Site (ministeriojuvenil.com). In the post I had said that I hoped that the site was a tool for youth workers in the Spanish speaking world.
The comment said, “Believe me Dennis that you have achieved it. For me your page is a useful tool. I bless you and encourage you. Keep going your articles, comments, and everything that your page reflects is a blessing. Oh, and I’m sure I’m not the only one who thinks this way. May God continue to use you, bro, you know that the reward comes from above. Greetings to you and your team.”
I think what happened sums up what we do in ministry. We do the best we can with what we have. We put in a lot of time and hard work. We look for ways to help others, and we wait to see if God blesses what we are doing.
My prayer for all of our ministry in Latin America is that we can be instruments to help propel others forward in their ministries.
