"I don't wanna." "I just don't want to ..." How many times have we responded to God in this way?
Let's do some supposing for just a minute. Suppose Abraham had said, "No, God, I don't wanna do that ... I want to stay right where I am. I like it here. The soil is good and my family is happy. No, God, I don't want to be your Father of the Nations." Suppose Moses had said, "No, God, I don't want to help those people out of Egypt. They got themselves into the mess. They can get themselves out." Or just suppose Mary had said, "No, God, I don't want to have a baby. I would really be embarrassed." Or suppose Joseph had said, "Are you kidding? I don't want to have anything to do with a child that certainly isn't mine ..." Or just suppose Jesus had said, "No thanks, God, I don't see why I should d…