Our Utmost to Reach the Uttermost
Like Abraham, Jesus’ disciples must have been flabbergasted by the global commission they were given:
You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest [KJV “uttermost”] part of the earth (Acts 1:8).
Think about it: When Jesus gave them the Great Commission, the disciples probably had never yet left the boundaries of Israel! What a great lesson for us…
The Lord wants to do greater things through our lives than we could ever imagine!
From the beginning of this ministry 20 years ago, Barbara and I have been holding on to God’s promise that our Inspiration Partners would be part of fulfilling the great prophecy of Habakkuk 2:14: “The earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”
Step-by-step, God has blessed and expanded our ministry to include evangelism outreaches to children, teens, adults, Muslims, and Jews. In just the past five years, the Lord has expanded our worldwide impact by launching powerful new initiatives:
· Inspiration Network International…a key part of taking us from our “Jerusalem” in the United States to reach the nations
· “New media” technologies…using Broadband, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other resources to reach millions of people who are unable to receive our TV broadcasts
· Global Media Training Institute (GMTI)…preparing hundreds of Media Missionaries to reach their own cultures for Christ
· Ben Cerullo Ministries…our son Ben’s amazing demonstration of Jesus’ healing, delivering, and saving power on every continent
· Humanitarian outreaches...to be the heart and hands of Jesus in some of the poorest nations on earth
· The City of Light…our ministry headquarters and powerful new catapult for the Gospel
We’ve grown from one network reaching barely three million homes in the United States, to a diverse group of ministries shining the Light of the Gospel to a potential audience of 1.2 billion people in some of “the remotest parts of the earth.”
Inspiration Partner, this is YOUR ministry. You are blessing the nations! Every Soul saved and every Believer strengthened is fruit abounding to your account in Heaven (Philippians 4:17). Thank you!
Our Continuing Prayer
Barbara and I are deeply aware that the worldwide impact of Inspiration Ministries is largely due to God’s answers to prayer. Our Inspiration Partners have joined us in responding to the Lord’s fantastic offer in Psalm 2:8:
Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as your inheritance, and the very ends
of the earth as Your possession.
Together, we’ve asked God: “Give us the nations! Let Your glory be over all the earth!”
This is a great day to be alive. Half of all the people who have ever lived are alive TODAY! Yes, the world is filled with “deep darkness,” but God is calling His people to “arise” and “shine” (Isaiah 60:1-2).
We have an incredible opportunity today to pierce the darkness with the Light of Jesus Christ. God has given us powerful new technologies that enable us to span the entire globe in milliseconds!
Our goal as we celebrate our 20th year of ministry in 2010 is to measurably impact 20 million new people for Christ!
We won’t stop until we’ve fully reached every continent…in every major language group…through every form of technology the Lord makes available.
God Will Meet Your Needs
The Lord’s command in Isaiah 60 to rise up and pierce the darkness includes wonderful promises about His desire to meet your needs as you reach out to be a blessing to others:
- You will be radiant and full of joy as God brings your sons and daughters “from afar,” back to Him and to you (vs. 4-5).
- He will meet your financial needs and bless you with prosperity: “The abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you” (v. 5).
Dear Partners, these promises are for you! God says that because you’ve sacrificially risen up to Sow financial Seeds for lost Souls, He will rise up to reach your children and grandchildren. And because you’ve partnered with Him in the Great Commission, He will partner with you for the breakthrough you need in your finances, health, or other areas of your life.
Barbara and I pray for you, our Inspiration Partner, every day. Will you send us your specific prayer requests this month, so we can pray the Prayer of Agreement for the miracle you need from God? Submit a Prayer Request, write to us at Prayer@inspiration.org, or call our Inspiration Prayer Center 24 hours a day 7 days a week at 803-578-1800.