Send Me!
Isaiah 6:8 - "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here I am. Send me!'"
What does God hear from you when He says, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" Does He hear you say, "Send me!" - or does He hear you respond with a long list of excuses, weaknesses, disabilities, handicaps, preoccupations, defects, worries, fears, problems, concerns, questions, anxieties, higher priorities, and other things to do?
Rick Warren said it best on Day 29 of The Purpose Driven Life: "If you're not involved in any service or ministry, what excuse have you been using? Abraham was old, Jacob was insecure, Leah was unattractive, Joseph was abused, Moses stuttered, Gideon was poor, Samson was codependent, Rahab was immoral, David had an affair and all kinds of family problems, Elijah was suicidal, Jeremiah was depressed, Jonah was reluctant, Naomi was a widow, John the Baptist was eccentric to say the least, Peter was impulsive and hot-tempered, Martha worried a lot, the Samaritan woman had several failed marriages, Zacchaeus was unpopular, Thomas had doubts, Paul had poor health, and Timothy was timid. That is quite a variety of misfits, but God used each of them in his service. He will use you, too, if you stop making excuses."
I believe that right now, at this very moment, many of you who are reading these lines are hearing God say directly to you, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"
God doesn't want to hear you respond, "Why me?"
God wants to hear you respond, "Send me!"
What does God hear from you when He says, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" Does He hear you say, "Send me!" - or does He hear you respond with a long list of excuses, weaknesses, disabilities, handicaps, preoccupations, defects, worries, fears, problems, concerns, questions, anxieties, higher priorities, and other things to do?
Rick Warren said it best on Day 29 of The Purpose Driven Life: "If you're not involved in any service or ministry, what excuse have you been using? Abraham was old, Jacob was insecure, Leah was unattractive, Joseph was abused, Moses stuttered, Gideon was poor, Samson was codependent, Rahab was immoral, David had an affair and all kinds of family problems, Elijah was suicidal, Jeremiah was depressed, Jonah was reluctant, Naomi was a widow, John the Baptist was eccentric to say the least, Peter was impulsive and hot-tempered, Martha worried a lot, the Samaritan woman had several failed marriages, Zacchaeus was unpopular, Thomas had doubts, Paul had poor health, and Timothy was timid. That is quite a variety of misfits, but God used each of them in his service. He will use you, too, if you stop making excuses."
I believe that right now, at this very moment, many of you who are reading these lines are hearing God say directly to you, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"
God doesn't want to hear you respond, "Why me?"
God wants to hear you respond, "Send me!"
posted by Stephen Guschov at 11:30 AM
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