God sends each of us into the world with a purpose—
to love,
to serve,
to build,
to protect,
to forgive.
But Scripture shows that the moment God sends, something rises to resist.
Joseph is sent by his father,
and jealousy meets him on the road.
The servants are sent into the vineyard,
and violence meets them at the gate.
The Father sends His Son,
and the world rejects Him on Calvary.
Yet the sending is never the problem.
The heart that receives is the struggle.
Joseph’s brothers cannot bear the grace given to another.
The tenants cannot accept that the vineyard is not theirs.
And we, too, hold back from the mission placed in our hands—
slowed by fear,
by comparison,
by the weight of the world.
Still, God keeps sending.
He sends Joseph to save his family.
He sends the Son to redeem the world.
And He sends us—
into our marriages,
our families,
our workplaces,
our communities—
to bear the fruit only we can bear.
The stone rejected becomes the cornerstone.
The brother betrayed becomes a source of life.
The Son killed becomes our salvation.
And God can take every rejection,
every wound,
every dry cistern,
and turn it into grace—
if we let Him send us again.
Notice where God may be sending you—
quietly, steadily—
into a place you’ve been hesitant to go.
Prayer
Lord,
When You send me,
make my heart ready.
Let jealousy fall, and fear lose its grip.
Steady my steps
when resistance rises.
Give me courage
to walk the road You place before me.
Shape my life to bear the fruit only I can bear.
And send me again, Lord—
where Your love is waiting to be found.
Amen
