The Lord Jesus Christ has sent us out into the world to live and work for his praise and glory. But what if we don’t want to go? It can be so tempting to seek safety—the Christian equivalent of a steaming cup of tea and a warm blanket. Yet the Lord has sent us into the world. In Isaiah 43, he assures his people that he is with them as they leave Jerusalem—even in the flame and the flood. And he reminds them that he is sending them out for a purpose: to bear witness to him among the nations. We go with God, and we go for a reason.
