Good Morning Friends,
“Then I said, ‘For how long, O Lord?’ And he
answered: ‘Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses
are left deserted and the fields ruined and ravaged, until the LORD has sent
everyone far away and the land is utterly forsaken.’” (Isaiah 6:11-12)
God was looking for volunteers to take His
message to the people and Isaiah volunteered. It was a noble act on Isaiah’s
part when he said to the Lord, “Here am I.
Send me!” Isaiah was willing – but he did wonder how long was the
assignment for which he was volunteering – “For how long, O Lord?”
That is a question we might ask, too. God is
still looking for volunteers to take His message to the people. He has offered
to use us as His ambassadors and encouraged us to take His message to the whole
world. Many have volunteered. Many are willing to take the message of the Lord
to their family members and friends and co-workers and even be involved in
taking or sending the message of the Lord into every corner of the world. But
we might also have the same concern that Isaiah did – how long is the
assignment for which we have volunteered?
God’s answer to Isaiah gives us a clue as to
how long our assignment is to last, too. God told Isaiah that His message was
to keep being proclaimed as long as there were cities and as long as there were
people. Isaiah would be released from his assignment only when the cities were
lying in ruins and all of the inhabitants had fled. When everyone was gone,
then the message could stop being proclaimed. In other words, God was saying to
Isaiah that he was to keep proclaiming God’s message as long as there was
anyone to hear it – as long as there was even a remote chance that someone
might respond.
That is our task, too. We won’t be finished
with our assignment to spread God’s message of love and salvation until there
is no one left to hear it and no one left to respond. We are to keep preaching till
Jesus comes!
His, by Grace,
Steve
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