Your Own Mission Field - Greg Laurie Devotion - April 10, 2026
“We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.” (2 Corinthians 4:7 nlt)
Because Jesus lives, everyone who believes in Him has amazing news to share with others. The same gospel that led to our salvation can—and must—lead to theirs. And the responsibility for spreading that gospel falls to us, whether we feel qualified to do so or not.
When the apostles Peter and John were brought before the Sanhedrin, it was a source of complete amazementthat these untrained laymen could be so well-versed in Scripture, and more importantly, in their understanding of it.They were ordinary fishermen, blue-collar, salt-of-the-earth type people. This doesn’t mean they were illiterate. But theyhadn’t attended the rabbinical schools or spent their lives in the study of Scripture.
Acts 4:13 tells us that when the religious leaders of Israel “saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived thatthey were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus” (nkjv). Thesesimple fishermen appeared to be better equipped than the professionals were. How did this happen? The disciples hadbeen with Jesus. They were boldly sharing their faith. They knew the Scriptures. They were men who prayed.
When God called Moses to lead the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt, Moses offered some compelling reasons as to why he was the wrong person for the job. What they all boiled down to was this: “I am nobody” (see Exodus 3:11). In other words, he was just an ordinary guy. But look what God did with that ordinary guy.
This should give hope and encouragement to those who think of themselves as ordinary people. Maybe God hasn’t called you to be a pastor, a missionary, or to some professional ministry position. But God can use you, too. It’s clear thatHe’s looking for ordinary men and women to bring the gospel message to others.
The apostle Paul wrote, “We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves” (2 Corinthians 4:7 nlt). God specializes in using broken and imperfect people to accomplish His work and His will. He sees the qualities in us that we cannot see ourselves. He knows exactly what we’re capable of and how to maximize our potential.
God can use you where you are, and the opportunities before you are countless. There is a mission field whereyou work, where you go to school, and in your neighborhood. You are God’s representative, and He is calling you to gointo this world and speak up for Him. God isn’t looking so much for ability as He is looking for availability. So, make yourself available to Him and watch what He does.
Reflection question: How can you be bold in sharing the gospel in your personal mission field?
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Greg Laurie is the pastor and founder of the Harvest churches in California and Hawaii and of Harvest Crusades. He is an evangelist, best-selling author, and movie producer. His latest film ‘Jesus Revolution,’ from Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company, is now available on-demand worldwide.
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