'The Ongoing Mission: To Boldly Go Where None Have Gone Before'

Today's Word:
Acts 13:26-33 and Psalm 2:6-11(Paul continues preaching in Antioch; "Jesus is God's Son")
John 14:1-6 ("In my Father's house there are many dwelling places...I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life")

As one might guess from the subject line, the Star Trek prequel movie releases in theaters today.
My son and I were able to see an advance screening last night. (One of the perks of my job is an annual movie night which is usually deemed the one with the most technical effects. We both thought it good; it was especially interesting to see how the young actors had to play into the characters long held by William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and the rest of the original cast.)

To boldly go where none have gone before.

If that doesn't suggest the Great Commission or any other missionary endeavor, think about it awhile. While our missionaries have never left Earth, they have embodied everything written in those brief lines about space being "the final frontier." Bearing new life in Christ to new civilizations in potentially unknown lands.

There are still missionary endeavors in many parts of the world today. In some places, their lives are still on the line - even if the vast majority of their work is more humanitarian than evangelization. Pray today for all who serve as Jesus' hands, feet, and voice in bringing one desperately needed commodity to the world: hope.

To showcase the Gospel today, a song is in order:

I don't know where you lay your head
or where you call your home
I don't know where you eat your meals
or where you talk on the phone
I don't know if you got a cook
a butler or a maid
I don't know if you got a yard
with a hammock in the shade

I don't know if you got some shelter
say a place to hide
I don't know if you live with friends
in whom you can confide
I don't know if you got a family
say a mom or dad
I don't know if you feel love at all
but I bet you wish you had

Come and go with me
to my Father's house
Come and go with me
to my Father's house
It's a big big house
with lots and lots a room
A big big table
with lots and lots of food
A big big yard
where we can play football
A big big house
It's my Father's house

All I know is a big ole house
with rooms for everyone
All I know is lots a land
where we can play and run
All I know is you need love
and I've got a family
All I know is your all alone
so why not come with me?

Come and go with me
to my Father's house
Come and go with me
to my Father's house
It's a big big house
with lots and lots a room
A big big table
with lots and lots of food
A big big yard
where we can play football
A big big house
It's my Father's house

--Big House (1993)
Mark Stuart, Barry Blair, Will McGinnis, Bob Herdaman (Audio Adrenaline)