HERE AM I! SEND ME
Jesus said. “My food is to do the
will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His work.
Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold,
I say to you, lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white
for harvest…. For in this case the saying is true, ‘One sows and another
reaps’. I sent you to reap that for which you have not laboured;
others have laboured, and you have entered into their
labour” (Jn 4:34-38, NASB).
When Jesus was ministering on earth, he used to go without food and sleep.
Today, however, many believers are still seeking the pleasures of the flesh so
much so that they forget the urgency of God’s final commission. If we look at
the fields we will see that the grains have ripened and are ready for harvest,
that is, the time is ripe and we must go forth to preach.
The Lord also said, “The harvest
is plentiful, but the labourers are few; pray
therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers
into his harvest” (Mt 9:37-38, RSV). At present the church needs many more
workers for its local and foreign missions. The TheologicalCollege
of the True Jesus Church is entrusted with the task of preparing Young People
to carry out this divine work. Do you hear God’s calling?
Thousands of years ago, the Lord
asked, “Whom shall I send and who will go for us?” And Isaiah promptly replied,
“Here am I! Send me.” (Is 6:8) Have you ever said such words to the Lord?
In the past Abraham acted
obediently without vacillation when he heard the call of God to offer his son
(Gen 22:1-18). Supposing you have a son you love most and God has need of him,
would you be willing to offer him readily?
When the Lord was about to enter Jerusalem he needed an
ass; and because the Lord had need of it, the owner allowed Jesus’ disciples to
take it away (Mt 21:1-3). We should also act. likewise.
When the Lord has need of you or your son you should not hesitate to accept his
call, rather you should he thankful to him for having chosen you and given you
this grace.
Life is so short that in a
twinkling of an eye everything will come to naught (Ps 90:10). Are you ready to
offer yourself while you are still young and robust? Or are you waiting till
you are old and feeble before you commit yourself? If this be the case, you have
not given your best to God. Read Eccles 12:1-8.
Paul was ready to lose everything,
counting them as but refuse in order that he might gain Christ (Phil 3:7-8).
When Moses had grown up, he chose
to share ill-treatment with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting
pleasures of sin. He suffered abuse because he considered this to be greater
than the treasures of Egypt.
He hoped for God’s reward (Heb 11:24-26).
Do you choose to enjoy the
pleasures and riches of this world or the everlasting reward in heaven?
I hope you will be able to give
the same triumphant declaration of Paul at the appointed time;
“For I am already on the point of
being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good
fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the
faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day….(2 Tim 4:6-8)
If so you will be rewarded for
what you have laboured for the Lord.
