“If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture” (John 10:9 NKJ).
Go in and go out! What a beautiful balance between being a true worshipper and a faithful witness. As the children of God, we go in to be with the Lord, to worship Him, learn of Him, and establish a relationship with Him.
True worshippers relish any opportunity to go in and intimately commune with their heavenly Father. Going in is an expression of a soul that desires to love the Lord with all the heart, mind and strength.
Going out is our service. We go in and discover truths, to get our marching orders, and to understand what the Lord is really saying to us. Then we go out to share with the world the things He has shared with us.
I have paraphrased the words of the Lord in Matthew 10:27 like this: “You came in and waited before Me. I spoke to you in secret. Now you go out and speak in public. What you have heard in privacy, proclaim publicly.”
Just as a door swings both ways, so the Lord invites us to a two-way lifestyle. He beckons us to come in and be alone in true worship to Him. Then He sends us out to proclaim good news to a waiting, needy world.
If we just go in and stay in, we will fail to reach the world. If we only go out without first going in and establishing a daily relationship with our Father, we will end up running till we burn ourselves out.
Going in – going out. What a practical balance!
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Dick Mills was ordained at The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel in 1949. He and his wife Betty traveled as evangelists all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe, and Australia. Dick and Betty are now home in heaven.
In 1966 Dick and Betty became a part of the then-emerging Charismatic Renewal. Passing through all denominational barriers, Dick has had the opportunity to speak in thousands of churches of varied backgrounds all over the world.
He ministered within several Christian organizations, including the Full Gospel Business Men, Women's Aglow, Inter-church Renewal Catholic Pentecostals, mainline Charismatic groups, CBN and TBN television networks, and many other independent Christian TV stations.
Dick appeared on numerous radio talk shows, written several magazine articles, and spoke at many Bible conferences and universities. He served as an adjunct professor at six Schools of the Bible and Seminaries.
In addition, Dick authored and co-authored several books and tapes. Dick's ministry was characterized by the unique gifts God has blessed him with. His services informed, enlightened, and motivated people to a higher level of commitment to God.