Send Me!

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him,  and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.  And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him,  and passed by on the other side.   But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came  where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,   and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. (Luke 10:30-35) It's about that word "compassion."  Jesus Christ our Lord continually had compassion on the multitudes wandering like lost sheep.  Twice, He had compassion for people without food; two blind men, the leper and the widow at Nain moved Him to compassion.  Who will go to the multitudes?  Who will witness to the lost and hungry?  Who will reach the Nations with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ?  Who will preach, preach, preach until the last numbered soul crosses the salvation line?  If we are Christians; we must answer all of these questions with "Send Me."    As stated in the Book of Luke 10:33, "that word," which was the very holy essence, character, and persona of our precious Lord and Savior, the Holy One of Israel, Jesus Christ, comes from the Greek, and it's the word 'splagchnizomai,' meaning "to be moved as to one's innards."  The innards of a person are the core of tender feelings or emotions, or the very depth of one's character.  The Good Samaritan went way beyond the point of help, and this signifies that it was his innermost character to care for this wounded stranger.  This is the kind of heartfelt move of our spirits that we must have for the lost, and for the needy and hungry.  It's not an easy thing to do; I've taken strangers into my home many times, fed them, clothed them, and gave them shelter.  Whatever we do for another soul is never wasted, never too costly, and never overlooked by the One who sees all  ...   Jesus Christ on the cross The Lord Jesus Christ gave His all for us; how can we do less for others?  We are His image in earth, "if we do it unto the least of these, we do it unto Him."  Who are we?  We are soldiers of the Lord Jesus, warriors in the faith, fighters of the truth, but we are a tapestry, an amalgamation of all the many experiences and people we have met in our lifetime.  Each person, whether they mean to or not, leaves something behind when they leave us, whether it's love, hate, beauty, kindness, hurt, joy, peace, or "compassion."  We never forget those who were compassionate toward us.  Even the animals can feel that thing called "compassion."  There was a story of a fireman who saved a mother dog and her pups from a burning fire.  He set her safely, along with her babies, a safe distance from the roaring flames; then, he sat down some distance away to catch his own breath, so exhausted was he from fighting this torrential fire.  Shortly, the mother dog struggled to her feet and very slowly walked in her exhaustion and pain over to the fireman.  She stretched her face up to his, he leaned over, and she licked his face, then turned around and went back to her puppies.  Compassion  ....  It walks with thankfulness and gratitude  ...   What is our duty in earth?  What are we called to do?  Is there something "all" of us can do, even if we are severely or somewhat handicapped?  Maybe we can't walk the streets to win souls, but we have a phone; we can write or type; when we go through drive-thru's we can hand out a tract; we can tell everyone we know about PromiseLand Church, Live streaming every Sunday and Wednesday.  We can witness all around the world through internet, facebook, and other modern technologies.  Most of all, there is one thing everyone in earth, in every Nation, can do, we can pray; our holy petitions ride on the winds of angels' wings as we pray for every Nation, kindred and tongue in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ.  We are shepherds rescuing wayward sheep, just as our own Shepherd rescued us.          He can do it through many means and avenues, through our talents and gifts, and He can give them voice all over this world.  It's not like the old days, when people "had" to travel to reach another Nation, another shore, another soul  ...  Now, we GO on our knees; we GO through technology; we GO through blogs; we GO through facebook; we GO in a multitude of ways; the important main question is: WILL WE SAY: (Visit promiselandchurch.net and theexperience238.com.) Pastor Kenneth Phillips (Taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world) PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas Services Sunday 10:30 am and Wednesday 7:15 pm ~~~~~~~~Live Streaming~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ {Special thanks to cooltext.com for the use of graphic text generator}