Really? I don’t know how much more obvious God could
be. Today’s devotional was entitled
“Go!” and used the Great Commission as the scripture verse of the day. The author’s point was that Christ told us to
“Go!” Jesus denied all those who ask for
time to do such-and-such before they drop all and follow Him despite what seem
to be reasonable requests.
As I pray
about a call to become a Wycliffe Bible Translator, all I’m hearing is
“Go!” Yes, I have plenty of my own
excuses of why not to go, all of which deal with me not wanting to give up
something in order to go: our home, our
pets, our present comfort and security, etc.
Those were all the kind of excuses that Christ dismissed as valid excuses to say
no.
The more I
pray about this, the more comfortable I am with “Go!” Looking for signs from the Lord that a call
to be a Wycliffe Bible Translator is not a call from Him at all but merely an
idea of my own making . . . yeah, I’m not hearing anything to that effect. Everything that catches my attention deals
with going, taking the Gospel message to the ends of the earth, using my
abilities in the best way possible for the Kingdom and not worrying but
trusting Him. I should make a list . . .
. And while it’s true that when we’re looking for a sign we can find one around
every corner and in every happenstance, that’s not what I’m sensing here, lack
of discernment or not.
I always
joke that my lack of discernment requires God to hit me over the head with a
ton of bricks to get my attention and let me know that yes, it’s Him
speaking. Given all these affirmations
that I’m encountering, I’m wondering if He’s beginning to run out of bricks?
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