"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
Andrea Jack represents someone whom God called to missions who was influenced by Elmira Baptist Church that God is now using in missions. Others, such as David West, have also come from our ministry to go to other parts of the world to serve our Savior. But it has been a while. Will you join me in praying that God will call members from Elmira Baptist Church to go to serve God in ministry not only in California but around the world.
If we are praying, are we also listening for God's call? It may be that God is calling someone to go for Him. As earnestly as God calls, if we are not listening, we will not notice. Isaiah heard God's voice, "Who will go for us?" He could have looked around the temple and said, "I wish someone was willing to go." Instead, he responded to God, "Here am I, send me!"
Pastor Scott Dean
God has been very good to us. We have a tendency to focus on the negative and notice all the things that we lack rather than to see all the gifts that God has given us.
When we experience the vanity that is life without God, do we return to the God who loves us?
Rest comes from rejecting responsibilities that God does not intend for us and accepting God's yoke for us.
The answer to America's social ills is God's grace and Christian love.