Slipping in Slackness

"And Joshua said… How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?" (Joshua 18:3).  "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him" (Psalm 126:6).  "A faithful man who can find?" (Proverbs 20:6).  "Jesus said unto him… Go thou and preach the kingdom of God… No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God" (Luke 9:60,62). 

The Lord gave Israel His command

(It wasn't merely a suggestion)

To go and to subdue the land

That He had given for possession. 

The Lord has likewise said to us

To go into the world and preach

His Gospel that is glorious

To every nation we may reach. 

The eyes of God run to and fro

That He may find a faithful man

Who is not slack to rise and go

To manifest His saving plan. 

How greatly, Lord, You are equipping

Your people with Your Word proclaimed! 

Revive us, lest You find us slipping

In slackness, making us ashamed.