People, created in God’s image, accomplish great things when two ingredients are present: (1) A clear mission and (2) A shared sense of urgency.
It’s Sunday evening and like so many throughout the world, I am praying that each miner will be rescued in Chile. The thought of being trapped so far underground makes me shudder.
A thousand things could go wrong with the upcoming rescue, and God only knows what will happen, but I think they will get them out.
Obviously, I don’t think they will get them out because it is an easy task. If the miners are rescued via a tunnel two feet wide in diameter, drilled through solid rock, then it will be quite an accomplishment.
But, it won’t surprise me if they are rescued. Haven’t we observed time and time again, if two things are present, namely, (1) A clear mission and (2) A recognition of the urgency, then by God’s grace, then great things happen.
In this case, both mission and urgency are obvious to anyone who knows the situation:
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Mission – Get the miners out.
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Urgency – If we don’t, then they will die horrible deaths.
So, the work in Chile goes on twenty fours a day. The best engineers have been consulted. No expense is being spared. Political differences are set aside. The collective world watches closely to see if the rescue will be successful.
I wonder how God would use our local churches if we kept in mind: (1) The mission is to go into all the world and make disciples and (2) Nothing could be more urgent given that the eternal future of people created in God’s image is at stake.
