Be Wise as Serpents, Harmless as Doves — Part 2
How do we live as “sheep among wolves” and respond to people like harmless doves?





How do we live as “sheep among wolves” and respond to people like harmless doves?
Have you ever wondered what wisdom and snakes have in common? Snakes usually have a negative connotation, and even in scripture, they are rarely referenced in a positive way.
What do you think of when you hear the word “missionary”? Unfortunately, we tend to stereotype missionaries leading us to define mission work unbiblically.
In the 1990s, the Russian people finally knew they had been lied to, and this would become Dean Kershner's mission field.
Even if we can’t personally meet a need, we can pray for God to send laborers to meet it!
One of the greatest things we can do for others is to pray for them. As Oswald Chambers said, “Prayer isn’t preparation for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.”
John 4:35 sheds new light on this command: “Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” We're often so busy and so self-focused that we miss what God is doing in the lives of people around us.
God desires all to enter into the Kingdom — He desires that all would enter into relationship with Him! When we begin to see God’s heart and desire for all people, then we begin to have compassion for people as Jesus did.