Shall I Go Up?

Have you ever felt led to do something but you're not really sure you should do it? You are not alone.

We all have people in our lives who don't know the Lord. At least we THINK they don't know Him, right? I mean, "Where's the fruit?"

Are we supposed to talk with them about Jesus and the Gospel, or should we just pray for someone else to do it?

Yes!!

A phrase popped into my head last night that got me thinking. It occurs several times in the Bible - mainly in the Old Testament. 

When a king or someone else was about to go into battle they would either pray or have a prophet/seer contact God and ask, "Shall I go up" against so and so. Then the Lord would answer, "Go up" or "Do not go up."

Another accompanying phrase to "shall I go up?" is this: "Will you deliver them into my hands?"

What if we actually prayed both of these questions before we spoke to someone? Would God answer us in some way?

"So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.” - 2 Samuel 5:19

What if we prayed and asked God who He would like us to share the Gospel with? The default answer from our pastors would be, "Share the Gospel with everyone!" That's good, but how about something like this:

Lord, I'm thinking about talking to Sandy about you. I'm not sure whether she knows you or not, but you do. Shall I go up and visit her and talk to her about you and the Gospel of your Son? Would you open her heart and mind to hearing about you?

Time is short. Shouldn't we be found actually doing something for Him when the Lord returns? I would think so. Then let's go up! Let's inquire of the Lord and act. We don't want to be standing in front of Jesus and have Him ask, "Why didn't you talk to Sandy about me?"

Pray. Act. Pray. Repeat.

Prayers go up. Blessings come down.