The Commission

Read Romans 10:13-15, Luke 10:2, Matthew 28:19-20

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%2010:13-15&version=NIV

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+10:2&version=NASB

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matt%2028:19-20&version=NASB

The Commission - by G. Shirie Westfall

I asked the Lord to help my neighbor,
To carry the Gospel to distant lands,
And to comfort the sick, but He said to me,
If you love Me, be My hands.

I asked the Lord to go to the dying,
To the orphan in the street,
And visit the prisoner, but He said to me,
If you love Me, be My feet.

I asked the Lord to look after the poor,
To watch over each babe that cries,
And see each man’s need, but He said to me,
If you love Me, be My eyes.

I said to the Lord, I want to serve You,
But I don’t know where to start,
To love is the answer, He said to me,
If you love Me, be my heart.

Lord, help me to realize that You want me to be the answer to many of my own prayers.  Help me to live in such a way that I am Your physical presence in the world.  In Jesus' name, Amen.