Today’s Thought “I’ll Go!” G. Ward

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!” Isaiah 6:8

Without hesitance believers are prepared to suggest that “glory and honor belong to God.” Like Isaiah, although counting it a privilege to serve, there certainly might be greater reluctance if we knew that many wouldn’t heed the words delivered (Isa.6:9-11).
Our calling to fulfill shouldn’t count the cost of obedience, nor should it estimate a benefit. Recollection of the tender mercies received (from Holy God) should resonate with every believer enough that an immediate need to reciprocate takes place. Many patriarchs of the faith surrendered to service without knowing the outcome would be precarious; ³² And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets,
³³ who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, ³⁴ quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. ³⁵ Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. ³⁶ Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. ³⁷ They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— ³⁸ the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.³⁹ These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, ⁴⁰ since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect (Hebrews 11:32-40).
Will you still go? Happy Thursday!