If You Will Hold the Rope

"I will go down, if you will hold the rope" - William Carey

Go.

It was barely a whisper.

but I could already begin to feel my heart inside beat faster...

I thought,

"No...

He couldn't expect me to be the one to go.

Surely, this is a mistake

it must be someone else

someone more..."

qualified

Go.

The voice came again

it rang louder this time

and my head started to spin...

Go.

"Therefore, & make disciples of ALL Nations,

baptizing them in the name of the Father

and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit"

I understand, Lord.

I've heard it all before...

Go.

"And this Gospel of the Kingdom

WILL be proclaimed throughout the whole world

as a testimony to ALL Nations

& then the end will come!"

I know your Promises, Lord...

But,

it could be dangerous there,

and it lasts so long...

What about my family,

my friends?

"I consider that our present sufferings

are not worth comparing with the Glory

that will be revealed in us"

Silence.

excitement crept back into my heart

and a new beat burst into existence

light crossed my vision

and once again,

I began to see...

"Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ,

God making his appeal through us."

An invitation

of blessing.

Go.

I hear you, Lord...

But,

If only you heard what I hear in the night...

If truly you saw what I see...

you wouldn't pick me

you wouldn't send me

I am not the best candidate for this...

"My Grace is sufficient for you,

for my power is made perfect in weakness.

Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weakness,

so that Christ's power may rest on me"

David

Moses

Job

Jonah

Ester

Martha

Peter

Paul

....

All imperfect.

All vessels.

All used by God.

Go.

"In this is love, 

not that we loved God,

but that He loved us,

and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins"

What I could not do Christ did!

Grace.

I feel it.

I see it now.

But,

what if they have questions,

questions I don't even know how to answer for myself?

Go.

"God chose the foolish things of the world

to shame the wise;

God chose the weak things of the world

to shame the strong"

At this,

my heart began to change,

to trust a little more...

Go.

"Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

Go.

"Now Faith is the assurance of things hoped for,

the conviction of things not seen."

Go.

"And what more shall I say?

For time would fail me to tell of Giden, Barak, Samson,

Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets -

who through faith conquered kingdoms,

administered justice, and obtained what was promised...

the world was not worthy of them"

Go.

He says.

& so, I went.

Every Missionary needs a support team.

Will you join with me

in taking the Gospel to the Nations?

"Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful,

but the laborers are few; therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest

to send out laborers into His harvest."

Ask me about next summer and how I'd love for YOU can be a part of it!

"I will go down, if you will hold the rope" - William Carey