God will make His glory known regardless of whether or not we risk everything. He does not need you and He does not need me. He does not need your church and He does not need my church. He doesn’t need this seminary or that seminary. He doesn’t need this state convention or that state convention. He does not need the North American Mission Board or the International Mission Board. The reality is that the entire Southern Baptist Convention could drop dead and turn to dust and God will still make a great name for Himself among the nations. The question we have with the Glory of God in our hearts and the mammoth needs of a lost and dying world in front of us and a mission to make the Glory of God known in that world is, “Are we going to die in our religion or are we going to die in our devotion?”
God, may your grace enable us to choose the latter.