Daily Devotion

“In any country, once a church is established, evangelism is the collective mission of the entire church; it is not just the responsibility of a few, and certainly not just the work of foreign Christians.”

Frank Houghton · "Millions"

Scripture

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Reflection

In 1945, Frank Houghton wrote these words in Millions; six years later, he personally led all China Inland Mission missionaries to evacuate China. The foreign missionaries left, but the gospel did not stop, because evangelism has never been merely the professional job of pastors, preachers, or missionaries. Peter says that every single one of us believers is a "royal priesthood," called to proclaim God's excellencies. Today, do I treat evangelism as someone else's job while remaining a mere spectator? God has placed me in my family, workplace, and community precisely so that I may be a light there.