All Families of the Earth be Blessed.

Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. These words spoken to Abraham so many years ago are very special to me. Especially when I think about the fact that I fall into the category of "all families of the world". I am so glad that this blessing God was telling Abraham about was revealed to me at a young age. But the important thing is that it was revealed to me. Be thankful that God reveals his love for you no matter if you are  seven or seventy.
I believe that every human being born has a need in their life that only God can fill. Some have referred to this as a "God shaped vacuum".  Steve Saint writes about the time he spent with the Waorani Indians of Ecuador who killed his missionary father Nate Saint, Jim Elliot and three other missionaries who were trying to make contact with them to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Steve said that when the Waorani were asked about their concept of a higher power they said that they did believe in a higher power and when they found a stone that would make a good  axe head or other tool in the jungle they believed that the higher power had left that for them to find. So a previously uncontacted tribe who hadn't heard the Gospel still had an idea that there was something bigger at work in their lives. Is this enough to bring salvation? I don't know. That's why it is important that the message of Christ be carried to every soul.  I think we as Christians are not concerned as we should be for the Great Commission. I'm afraid we take salvation for granted. We need to remember that if  it were not for missionary work most of us  Gentiles would not know about Christ and what he did for us on the cross. Sometimes we operate as undercover Christians seemingly afraid to talk about our faith to others. I must admit that I need to be more diligent in this. I shudder to think about souls in Hell because I failed to point them to a loving savior.
This is my prayer: God our Father, Thank you for Jesus, your blessing to all families of the earth. Forgive us for failing to be lights to all we meet, shining on the path that leads to your Son Jesus and his perfect sacrifice. Give us a sense of urgency for the spread of the Gospel and let us be willing to die for it if we must as many before us have. Give us faith, strength, wisdom and understanding to help us do your will. You told us in your word that the "fields were white for harvest" Let us be willing to work. In the lovely name of Jesus, Amen.
Let's make it our business to populate Heaven by finding new pilgrims and helping them make progress.