July 8

Home Missions

Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area. — Luke 9:4 BSB

The best place to bring the gospel is right into people’s homes. We need to carry it into the streets and alleys, over the fields and hills, entering every door and sharing the old, old story by the firesides and at family tables. Every church should aim to reach every home in its community with the gospel. Christians should go themselves to do this work, not just send someone else to deliver tracts. Tracts are good, but we should take them personally and add our own love, sympathy, and genuine care. We should share the sweet gospel in person, with our own words.

Have you ever thought about what a tremendous blessing it is when the salvation of Christ comes into a home? Think of how dark and sad a godless home is—no prayer, no recognition of God’s love and mercy, no shelter from life’s storms, no comfort in sorrow, no hope in death. Now think about what Christ brings when He enters. Peace comes because sin is forgiven. God’s love becomes a protective covering over the home because its residents are now His children. There’s a direct connection to heaven, a ladder with angels ascending and descending, and God at the top. There is comfort in grief, strength in trials, help in weakness, and hope in death.

To picture the difference between a godly home and a godless one, think of the night in Egypt when the angel of death came. The blood on the doorposts made all the difference. In the same way, Christ’s blood on a home shields it from every sorrow. Wouldn’t it be incredible if we could bring Christ’s gospel to every home around us that hasn’t yet accepted Him? Do you know of a home without prayer? Will you try to open that door for Jesus?