Isaiah - Verse By Verse

Isaiah - Day 116

versebyverse | October 04, 2008 19:06

Scripture:  Isaiah 6:8 (NIV):  "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send?  And who will go for us?'  And I said, 'Here am I.  Send me!' "

Thought:  To me, to be needed by God to accomplish His mission is mind-boggling!

Question:  Have I heard God's call to "go"?

It seems perplexing that God, (Father, Son and Holy Spirit), and the angels cannot go themselves.  Apparently they "cannot", or have chosen not to, because they live in another "realm."  God seems to ordain that a fellow-human must go to other humans to help them.  There must be a good, maybe several good reasons, why this must be so.  But immediately after Isaiah's sins are atoned for he is not only able to speak with his newly purified lips, he is also able to speak well.  He now "joins" with God's heart and cooperates in His goals.  Logically, after God so kindly saves us from sin, we ought to respond in the same way and become willing co-workers in His endeavors.  "Lord, send me!"

Not hardly a moment passes between the Lord's question, "who will go for us?" and Isaiah's sincere response, "here am I.  Send me!"  Both question and answer are contained in one verse of scripture.  Am I as eager?  Am I as grateful to God?  Am I as available?  Can I drop my agenda and take up God's?

Isaiah did not travel across the planet to be "sent"--he simply turned around and spoke to the Jews right where he was.  It is an "internal going"; an inward 180 degree attitudinal change of course, transforming every so-called "common encounter" into a potential miracle of Divine intervention.

Prayer:  Lord, send me.  I know You have assigned me to this place and to these people.  I pray I would be useful to You to accomplish Your great goals here, right where I am.  Thank You for atoning for my sins and taking away my guilt.  I am awestruck when realizing what a heavy cost this required of You and Your Son.  Never let me forget...  Amen. 

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