Send Me, I'll Go

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me." - Isaiah 6:8

A little over a year ago, a local minister visited the church I was attending and spoke a powerful message about change. She asked a question that made me think, "Are you willing to remain the same to make a change?" I felt a little bad because my mind kept going back to a song that I just couldn't shake, so I missed some of what she said. I know, majority of my blogs have music attached, but that is how I operate. Music is a huge part of my life, it tells my story when I can't, and it gets me through some rough times.

The song I'm referring to, if you haven't figured it out yet, is Send Me by William McDowell. That song has been a song that just touched me since the first time I heard it. I believe iTunes states that I listened to it on my computer alone, about 200 times. That doesn't include the many times I have listened on my phone, Pandora, or even with other people. It is just one of those songs that make you want to get up and do something to make a change.

As I have mentioned in my last blog, my name Teresa Renee means "harvester/reaper reborn." This sermon is what made me think about it the following day. I mentioned that because the song says,"Send me I'll go. I'll go to the nations, so the whole world will know Your love and compassion. The harvest is ready and people are hungry to know You. So send me I'll go."

Sidebar:

In 2007, I went to William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ. While being there, I earned the nickname Sista T, my best friend/sister earned the nickname Sista P and together we earned the nickname "Bible toting choir girls." The reason they called us these things were because we would walk around campus, Bibles in the backpack, prayer in our hearts and a song on our lips. We would have Bible studies any and everywhere, worship sessions in our rooms and with our friends. People would start to ask questions about the Bible and if we didn't know, we would get together and get an answer. We loved doing that and I had no idea that the experience was an extension of who I am, a harvester/reaper.

At William Paterson, the harvest was ready and people were hungry to know God. We were there to tell anyone who would listen to us. I didn't start praying the prayer saying, "Send me, I'll go," until I heard this song some years later. I had no idea that I was already going but I had slacked off once my friend and I left the university.

Back to the blog:

This is funny because the conversation I had with God one day just lined right up with the Bible and I didn't have to read anything else. One day I asked God what my purpose was and He sent me to Jeremiah 1 so I read it and I stopped at verse 5 because that was a familiar verse. I had never read anymore than that one verse before so I stopped and said, "God, I'm in my early 20s and I don't know much. Who is really going to listen to me? I'm shy and I don't speak to people very well." He stopped me and said "keep reading." So I did and I read Jeremiah 6-9. All I could do was laugh because Jeremiah said the same thing I said. After reading, I was still a little confused as to what God wanted me to do so I said "Send me, I'll go."

We all need to get to a point where we can say, "Lord send me, I'll go." Jesus told the disciples that the "gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations." (Matthew 24:14) The apostles were told that they were to be "witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." (Acts 1:8) Some people call it witnessing, many others call it Evangelism. It really doesn't matter what you call it, what matters is that we are telling people about Christ.

I used Isaiah 6:8 as my opening scripture because I like how Isaiah volunteered to go, he didn't run from his calling like many of us do today. So with that said, I challenge you again. Ask God about your purpose and say "Lord, send me, I'll go." Not only say it, but actually go. I love you all to pieces!!!

Until next time...

Be blessed

Sista T