God invites you to come and stay, commands you to go

Do not refuse to go
to be surrounded
by those who do not follow Jesus
When we do, we do not live
nor love
as Jesus
We are not seeking
the lost and downtrodden
But instead stay within the comforts
of our homes
going about
living as we believe is The Way.

Jesus alone is The Way, The Truth, The Life.

When we do not follow His way,
obey His Truth,
live His Life,
we are not truly His
Not worthy

God invites you to come

But you are not willing
Other plans are more important
Your farm, your business, your family --
anything and everything ranks higher

You are not interested

An invitation means readying yourself
for the occasion.
You don’t have time

God extends the invitation to others
to the poor and maimed, the hopeless
He searches the highways and byways
those without education, without jobs,
without a roof over their heads,
with mouths to feed, those fearful and disheartened

God searches
and again
He invites you to come

and you accept

God invites you to stay
to be still,
to spend time alone with Him
a quiet time
of study and meditation and prayer
to seek His will
Not your will,
for this day

Without staying, abiding with Him,
how can we grow
how can we know
what we are to do

God commands you to go
to partner with Him
and be witnesses to Him
 EVERYWHERE

Did you accept His invitation
to come
to stay
Did you obey His command
to go

?

All three are necessary.

When we come to Him,
to grow
we must stay with Him,
seek Him always
Abide in His will
to share His message
of love and forgiveness,
we must go,
be obedient
to His every command,
seek out others

everywhere.

(c) April 5, 2014