Ezekiel 2
The Word and the Spirit came to me. The Word directed me and the Spirit empowered me. I heard the Word outside of me but I felt the Spirit within.
I stood up against the odds. Despite the circumstance I stood up. I got to my feet. I showed I was ready for direction, for something new, for change, for Him to speak.
The Spirit raised me and the Word released me. “I am sending you” is the historical call, past, present and future. For all of us in every generation, “I am sending you”. And it is not dependent on results. And fear will be a battle. But the sending is to live a life, to be someone, among them, within the heart of the community, to be incarnate. This is mission.
Missions Paul 