"Sanctified, and meet for the master's use (成為聖潔、合乎主用)" was one of the very few annual themes that I still remember from my church in Hong Kong many many years ago. It has never meant too much to my life until these last couple months.
Last Sunday's sermon was a very good reminder concerning the right attitude and steps for the being in the mission. The speaker used God's calling to Isaiah to illustrate that before we can be sent by the Lord for His works, we need to realize how sinful and unclean we are. Then, we need to be sanctified and let God molds us to become a proper vessel that He can use. How true!
So, the commitment of being involved in full-time ministry should not merely base on our passion, because it certainly won't last. It requires us to initiate our determination to walk closely with the Lord, encounter Him, and submit to Him daily. In other words, a full-time ministry begins with we our sanctification instead of simply "okay, let's go!" It needs our persistence and patience to let God to work on and change our lives completely. So, when the time comes, we can then be ready and say "Here am I, send me!"
It's a hard and very challenging journey for each serious Christian, but nothing would be more joyful than finding out the right direction of life. So, my dear brothers and sisters, let's start our races. And, let's not be called a "wicked and slothful servant" on the day of the Lord's return.
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