The book of Acts ends with a statement anticipating what would follow: “God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!” And the final verse describes Paul sharing the message of the Kingdom which is precisely that God is reaching out to the whole world and drawing all people to himself. The rest is history. The Gentiles did listen and today the world is permeated with Christians and the church has spread out more in the last 100 years than in any other time in history. The seed is growing as Jesus said it would. The yeast is spreading through the dough (Matthew 13:31-33). God is on the move and that movement is ever outward. God doesn’t work in static enclaves. He is the sending God; he is moving outward and he is calling us to move with him. God does great things in the church but he will do greater things through the church as it moves outward. Our God is the great shepherd who leaves the ninety-nine for the one lost sheep (Luke 15:4). If you want to experience God, don’t look inward, look outward because he is at work in people’s lives right now and you can be a part of that. That’s the message of the book of Acts: God is moving out. If you want to ‘stay in’, if you want to burrow down into a static and ‘secure’ lifestyle, you will be left behind. So, step aboard God’s mission agenda. It is the only sure thing in life. It is life. Get ready for a thrilling journey.
Rededicate your life to God’s mission.
Read Acts 28:11-31 again
