The Happiest Place on Earth – John Piper
What you say to a kid when you want them to go to the mission field is not mainly, “You want to do God’s will, then put your will on the altar.” I get it. There are biblical warrants for that kind of talk.
“If God calls me to die on the mission field, then make my day.”
Mainly you want to say, “Get a new heart, kid, so you love the will of God. You love the will of God. You can’t imagine a happier place than Afghanistan in a shack trying to win Muslims for Jesus. Risking your life. You can’t imagine a more significant, happy, fulfilling, satisfying life.”
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That’s a little different than saying, “Put that on the altar. Put your will on the altar.” No. I want a new will. I want a new will that is totally in sync with Jesus’s will and God’s will, so what makes him happy makes me happy. And if he calls me to die, make my day.
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