“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’ ” (Isaiah 6:8)
God said in the presence of Isaiah, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” In a sense, God is still asking this question. Whom shall I send? Who will go for us? Will you go? Will you stand in the gap?
If God’s Holy Spirit were to search among us today, I wonder if He would find men or women willing to stand in the gap. Willing to pray. Willing to be available. Willing to reach out to those who do not know Him.
A lot of Christians will say, “I’m too timid. I’m afraid of this and that.” But I think a lot of Christians don’t really have a burden for those who don’t know the Lord. I think if that burden is burning with enough passion, a believer will work through the obstacles.
That is not to say there aren’t things we should learn so we can share our faith more effectively. But if the burden is really there, a believer will go out and do something with it.
The bottom line is that sharing our faith isn’t really a big deal to many of us. This is why it is so important that we have a God-given burden for unbelievers.
I would rather make every mistake to be made in sharing my faith than to never do anything. At least I will hopefully learn something from my mistakes.
But when we do nothing for fear of being rejected or for fear we will not meet with resounding success, we are really missing what God has called us to do.
2 comments:
Can't agree more, now I just wish I felt the same way about making a mistake sharing my faith than not!!!!
cas
Spot on!! I pray for awareness and boldness for opportunities at home, in the neighborhood, at work and at church.
One of my high school football coaches encouraged me that the biggest mistake was hesitation. His quote basically was to make a mistake by acting and acting quickly. Dont make a mistake by standing still.
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