Children Go Where I Send You
There is an old Christian song by this title, and the question is “Will you go?”
“Go Where I Send Thee”
The Kingston Trio Lyrics
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?
Well, I’m gonna send you one by one, one for the little bitty Baby
Was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?
Well, I’m gonna send you two by two, two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty Baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?
Well, now, I’m gonna send you three by three, three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas, one for the little bitty Baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?
Well, I’m gonna send you six by six, well, six for the six that never got fixed
Five for the gospel preachers, four for the four that stood at the door, three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas, one for the little bitty Baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?
Well, I’m gonna send you eight by eight, eight for the eight that stood at the gate
Seven for the seven that never got to heaven and six for the six that never got fixed
Five for the gospel preachers, four for the four that stood at the door, three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas, one for the little bitty Baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem
Children, go where I send thee. How shall I send thee?
Well, now, I’m gonna send you ten by ten, ten for the ten commandments
Nine for the nine all dressed so fine, eight for the eight that stood at the gate
Seven for the seven who never got to heaven and six for the six that never got fixed
Five for the gospel preachers, four for the four that stood at the door, three for the Hebrew children
Two for Paul and Silas, one for the little bitty Baby was born, born, born in Bethlehem, He was born, born, born in Bethlehem
The Great Commission
Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
Well, will you? Will you go? There was a saying that said “If not you, then who, and if not now, then when?” so if you are reading this, you are the one that God is saying to GO! I cannot find anywhere in the proper content that the Word of God says to go to Church, as far as that goes, there was not a Church as we know it at the time anyway. The Church as we know it did not start for a little over 300 years after Christ walked the earth. (So, now some have stopped reading and are going after ammo to counter what I just wrote instead of reading on and hearing me out) but it does say to go INTO THE WORLD (all the nations). What I want you to see is we all have a different world that we need to go into. The point is to get to the ones in need.
I am big-time pro CHURCH; We need the Church as a place to Worship and Praise a living, Savior collectively. We need the Church to educate and comfort other believers. We need the Church to do its job and to take care of the people in their communities. We need the Church for a haven, to get out of the world, and to regroup with fellow believers. We need the Church to help the orphans and the widows. We need the Church to reach a lost and dying world that is hell bound. And here you go, we need to do all the above regularly. SO DON’T SAY I AM ANTI CHURCH.
But because we sit up in our pulpits looking down on those who are not like us—they do not sing like us, they do not read the same translation as we do, they do not dress like us, they do not look like us, they are not the same race as us—then we judge them and wonder why no one wants to come to “my church.” I can tell you why, and I think I did just a little.
I love what I heard Jase Robertson say in their podcast “Unashamed” just recently. He said something along the lines of “people worship the book more than they Worship the Author.”
I think that it can also be applied to the Church building rather than the architect of the Church or Assembly. To the preacher rather than the one he should be proclaiming. The singers rather than the songs glorifying Christ. The outside of a person rather than the heart of the individual. It can go on and on.
But we need to GO into the world. (All the nations).
Mark 16:15 (HCSB)
15 Then He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.
For some, their world is to go into is their work, whether it is an office, a factory, an assembly line, on a sales floor, or even working outdoors, cutting pulp wood, pouring concrete, or building a house, being a doctor or nurse, EMT wherever you are, that is your world. For some their world to go into is a school, either as a teacher, student, or in the administration, all the way to the people cleaning, that school, college, or university, this is your world. For some that are retired, you have a great big world of stores and parks to go into, your children, grandchildren, or even great-grandchildren. When any one of us goes into a restaurant or store that is a great world to go into and “preach the gospel”.
But I am not a preacher you may say, the word preach in Greek is Kēryssō and its definition is; to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel), and the English Words used in KJV: is preach 51 publish 5 proclaim 2 preached 2 preacher 1 [Total Count: 61times in the KJV Bible] from the Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
So, you and every believer are to proclaim or tell the gospel so what is the gospel? It is to (euaggelizo); a good message, or (aggelos); to announce good news (“evangelize”) declare, bring (declare, show) glad (good) tidings, is to preach (the gospel). From Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary.
That makes the verse say we are to herald as a public crier, especially the divine truth of the word of God. That is a good message, and to announce good news by declaring, to bring and show glad or good tidings, that is to preach the gospel. So, you need to tell what God has done and according to the word of God what He is going to do, that, is Preaching the Gospel.
I have a redneck Yankee friend, and he does something that I have tried to incorporate into my life. He will ask for a blessing (Prayer) over every meal when he is out eating. As we should, but he always asks the servers if they have a prayer request. He has Preached or proclaimed the Gospel or the good news of Jesus with several people, those who served him and the people around his table. He has brought several people to Christ just by showing compassion.
If there is a person to preach to then there is your opportunity to “GO” and share the Gospel. I do not mean in any way for you to go get in their face and yell “You’re going to hell” which is probably true but no one wants to hear that or would respond well to that. What you must do is live it in front of them in such a way as to let your life preach the Word.
I once had a company and worked with quite a few different people, I had one man that was only there for a few months. I thought because I was a preacher and he knew it, if there was a spiritual example in the room it would be me. Boy was I wrong, do not get me wrong I showed kindness and respect, I spoke of Christ and tried to share the Gospel as much as possible. I would tell of a great sermon I heard just for a chance to preach. But it was not working.
We found out that one man working with us was really down on his luck, and words were not helping him much then. It reminded me of a story in the Bible about loving our neighbor, we call it the story of the good Samaritan, Jesus was asked how to have eternal life. His answer is recorded in the book of Luke:
Luke 10:25-37 (NKJV)
25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?”
27 So he answered and said, “’You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ “
28 And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.”
29 But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.
33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.
34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’
36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?”
37 And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
The question is not what kind of a neighbor I have, but what kind of neighbor my neighbor has, namely YOU! Jesus said, “Go and do likewise.”
My business partner who is a Christian found out and informed me that our worker and now great friend didn’t even have enough money for food. So, for lunch, I would hear a song on the radio that I knew and was pretty sure he knew the title too. I would say name that tune and I will buy lunch, and boom! Just like that, he would call out the title and we were off to lunch. He chalked it up to my bad luck and his knowledge of pop songs. I was trying to help the needy and let them keep their dignity. He was slowly seeing compassion in us. I love what I heard a preacher say once “Compassion is man’s way of showing God’s Grace.” Grace is what he was getting.
My business partner would have his wife make a little extra food when preparing their dinner, and he would take what was left to him and say “We had too much left over would you like it? Again, compassion with dignity. Our new worker and now friend saw God’s hand in supplying his needs,
Matthew 10:29-31 (NKJV)
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Our friend later told me that he heard about Christians and how they were supposed to act but this was the first time that he actually saw it. He ended up rededicating his life to Christ and is as of the time of this writing serving in a Church playing his guitar in their youth church.
As Major Ian Thomas said in one of his great sermons. If we do as instructed, then we are PUT.
1 Timothy 1:12-13 (NKJV)
12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Major Ian Thomas then said if you are Sent, and if you Went, then you are Put. If you could ask Jesus Christ while he was on the cross why He was there He would simply say He was PUT. Put? “Yes, I was Sent and I went.”
John 20:19-21 (NKJV)
19 Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.
So, Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
Are you waiting for a call? Well, there it is, I was Sent and I went. “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
And now the question is “Will you go?”
