ARE YOU WILLING

 

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen."

 

Matthew 28:18-20
King James Version

 

W. J. Ilsley wrote a hymn that should not only challenge every Christian to tell the good news of Jesus but also enourage us to share the good news of our risen Saviour "CARRY THE TIDINGS".  The words in this hymn are beautiful and inspiring.

 

"Rise! ye people, who have heard The Gospel’s joyful call—Ye on whom its sacred truths Like dews of Heaven fall. Rise and bear to distant homes, Scatter wide o’er hill and plain, Joyful news that Jesus comes To reign on earth again.

 

Rise! and in the might of Him Whose chosen ones ye be, Bid the story of His love Be known from sea to sea. Rise in majesty and strength, Go in consciousness of power, And the barren plains at length Shall bear bright Sharon’s flower.

 

On broad prairies stretching far, On hill and mountain side, And where swiftly running streams Thro’ fertile valleys glide. There the waiting people dwell, Hungry, starving souls they be, Longing for the fruit which fell From life’s exhaustless tree.

 

Take to them the bread of life, The living waters bear; Feed the hungry, cheer the faint, With them thy bounty share. Then when time shall be no more, And th’archangel trump shall sound, They shall stand on Canaan’s shore, Who life and peace have found."

 

If Jesus was willing to leave His Father, His home and all that He had to come to earth and die on the cross so we can be saved and go to Heaven when we die, all of us should be willing to serve Jesus.  

 

What about it?  Are you willing to serve Jesus?  To serve Him, we have to get out of our comfort zone and not only tell people that Jesus loves them, we also need to prove to them that Jesus loves them by our kind and loving actions.

 

I love You so much, dear Jesus.  Knowing that one day I will have the privilege of seeing You face to face fills my heart to overflowing with happiness and joy.  Thank You for everything You have done for me, especially for never leaving me.

 

Joanne Lowe
July 19, 2023