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Macauley Rivera, one of my dearest friends in Bible college, had a passion for the Savior. His heart’s desire was to graduate, marry his fiancée Sharon, return to the inner city of Washington, DC, and plant a church to reach his friends and family for Christ.
That dream ended, however, when Mac and Sharon were tragically killed in an accident, leaving the student body stunned at the loss.
At Mac’s memorial service, the challenge was issued: “Mac is gone. Who will serve in his place?” As evidence of the impact of Mac’s example, more than 200 students stood to take up the mantle of Christ’s fallen servant.
The response of those students echoes the commitment of Isaiah. In a time of fear and insecurity, the prophet was summoned into the throne room of God, where he heard Him say, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Isaiah responded, “Here am I! Send me” (Isa. 6:8).
God still calls men and women to be His ambassadors today. He challenges us to serve Him—sometimes close to home, sometimes in distant lands.
The question for us is, How will we respond to His call? May God give us the courage to say, “Here am I! Send me.”
Take the task He gives you gladly;
Let His work your pleasure be;
Answer quickly when He calleth,
“Here am I, send me, send me.”
— March
Whom God calls, He qualifies; whom He qualifies, He sends.
Sharing from Jojo: Praise God for an inspiring conference. Peter and I were really inspired by the sharing and the preaching - especially by the fact that if Jesus is the focus of anything we do, we'll certainly be fruitful. And a phrase that Pastor Denis shared left us all thinking - "What on earth are you doing, for heaven's sake?" We both came home with ideas and thoughts on how we can grow ourselves as well as NG3. For the rest that went, do let us know if you too have been inspired with new ideas to grow in God. For whose who did not attend, let us ask ourselves the same questions and allow the Holy Spirit to ignite our hearts with the same passion that we once have for our Lord and His people. Let no recession of our spiritual life takes place.
Let's pray that:
- God to increase in us as we decrease;
- God to help us surrender our 'idols' in our lives;
- God to help us rise up even more to lead and serve the unit.
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