Are you willing to answer the call from God? Are you willing to be his messenger, to go where he has called you? Are you willing to speak of his truth and tell others the gospel of Jesus Christ? Will you show God’s love, grace, and mercy to others?
Willingness. We wrestle with it more than we realize. God has called each one of us into mission with him. We all know the great commission that Jesus gave us. But we have a mission from God that encompasses more than that.
God calls us to speak truth. However, the speak truth we need to be educated and knowledgeable of the truth. We all know the basic truth—Jesus is the Son of God, He died for our sins, He rose on the third day, and He ascended to heaven. But that is the milk that Paul talks about in 1 Corinthians 3 and the writer of Hebrews speaks of in chapter 5.
To understand deeper truths of God as taught by Jesus and the Apostles, we need to dig deeper into the meaning and context of Scripture. Far too often we speak half-truths from a lack of understanding. How do I know? I’ve done it myself.
Knowing the truth, we are to be willing to share it with others. Like Isaiah, we should say, “Here am I; send me!” God will use us to continue to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. He will use us to show his love, grace, and mercy to the people we meet and interact with. We can be the light in a dark world.
I pray we all dig deeper into Scripture. I pray we seek to understand the original language meaning. I pray each one of us will seek to know the context in which Scripture was written so we can better understand the Scripture. Read Scripture. Answer the call of God. Be willing to go where God has called you. Share the gospel.
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 am I; send me!”
Marty Pressey 