Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” (Isaiah 6:8 NKJV)
Notice the
preparation for responding to that appeal. The vision of the Eternal: "I
saw the Lord sitting upon a throne." Suddenly the material temple, in
which Isaiah was probably worshipping, gave place to the eternal, the altar and
the laver to the throne of God; the cloud of incense, to the skirts of glory
that filled the air; the choir of Levites, to the bands of the seraphim that surrounded
the sapphire throne. And above all, he beheld the glory of Christ (John
This led to
the vision of his own heart: "Woe is me, for I am undone." It is when
a man reaches the snowline that he realizes the comparative impurity of the
whitest white that earth can produce. Probably there was no one in all
Jerusalem who lived nearer to God than Isaiah, but when he learned that, in the
estimation of the seraphim, God was thrice holy; when he saw them veil their
faces in adoration; when he discovered that the whole universe was filled with
God, then he remembered the hidden evil of his own heart, and cried out "I
am unclean!" Not a moment intervened between his confession and the
cleansing of his iniquity, and he was able to say: "Send me."
Have you
heard that cry for help from the heart of Christ? Are you seeking to enter into
His yearning love for the souls of men? He says to each one of us: "Could
you not watch with Me one hour?" Give yourself to Him that you may be used
in His service: "Here am I, send me, use me."
PRAYER
Lord, grant
us ears to hear, eyes to see, wills to obey, hearts to love; then declare what You
will. Reveal what You will, command what You will, demand what You will and
send me. In your name I pray, AMEN.
God's Daily Promise
Promise #194:
I will meet your every need through My eternal riches in Jesus Christ.
Philippians 4:19 (WEB)
My God will supply every
need of yours
according to his riches in
glory in Christ Jesus.
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