"End of the Spear"

Today Erin and I got some things together to buy a house we really like. Hopefully everything will work out and we can get it, but we'll see. It needs some updating but it should be fun. The house is really nice and has a good back yard to it. Erin and I watched "End of the Spear" tonight and it really touched our hearts. The story is about the plane driver for Jim Elliot who went into the amazon jungles to reach a vicious brutal tribe. I don't want to ruin the story for those that don't know it, but it is one of the greatest missionary stories of our time. I encourage everyone to watch it! Tonight Erin and I talked about how the movie impacted us so much. One of the lines the kid says to the dad before he flies out is, "will you use guns if they attack you?" and the dad replies, "Son, their not ready for heaven, but we are." I can't believe the compassion this guy had for the lost. What a selfless thing to believe, that the lost are worth it all to Jesus. Sometimes we get so caught up in being "better Christians" but we are already saved and there are people dying and going straight to Hell if we don't reach them. I know we need to grow in our own relationship with Christ. To many times it's all about us going "deeper" and more "revelation" and our "problems" as a follower of Christ rather than reaching the ones that don't even know of the greatness of our God! I think there are times more so than not that we need to stop getting so wrapped up in our story and start reaching those that don't even have a story, if you get me. The movie is great and is a real eye opener to compassion, evangelism, the Sovereignty of God, purpose, destiny, love, forgiveness, trust, sacrifice, just about everything you could think of. It's time to win people to Jesus and stop playing around in our christian huddles. Let's see the love of Jesus overtake this world, and let it begin in our towns, AMEN!