Our identity in Christ is secure, but our aim should not be just to bear a title, but to wear the title in every aspect of our life whether it be thought, word, or deed. Baal or God. There had been no rain upon the land, because the people had forsaken God to serve the false idols. Missions exists because worship doesn't. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man.
Missions is a temporary necessity but worship abides forever.
Worship, therefore, is the fuel and goal of missions. The most crucial issue in missions is the centrality of God in the life of the church. Where passion for God is weak, zeal for missions will be weak. God's passion for God is the foundation of ours. The chief end of God is to glorify God and enjoy himself forever.