And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”
Life is a long road with Jesus, and so is the journey through the Gospel of Matthew… let’s take a water break…
In Isaiah 6, Isaiah hears the calling of the Lord immediately following His intimate experience with the Creator of All. In a profound ceremony of fire-hot coal, Isaiah’s sins are removed.
The love and forgiveness of God preceded the call of God. Isaiah’s response was not directed toward an unfeeling, unmerciful being, but it was a response to His unparalleled love. The acceptance of the God who reached out to Him immediately lead to a call to being a part of reaching out to others.
What has God done for you? How much love has He bestowed upon you? Have you received it?
Have you heard the call?
There are places in my heart that I need to open to the love of the Father. I hide these places because they’ve been hurt, and I believe that I need to protect them. While this is not true (I need hide nothing from the Healer), and I know it conceptually, there are some places that I have hidden so deeply that I have hidden them from my own sight. Imagine if I allowed God to touch those hidden places in my life. Imagine what He may call me to do!
What might He call you to do?
Today, take a step.
Maybe today the one step God wants you to take is to show your heart to Him so that He may heal it. Maybe God has forgiven you and touched your life and now He is asking, “Whom shall I send?” Perhaps God is waiting for you to say yes to the call to go. Maybe God is calling you to be a part of reaching out to others.
Whatever the step, ask God to direct it. Take a moment to take that step. Invite Him to speak. He will.
Life is a long road. Walk it with Jesus. Take a step today… just one is fine.
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*J. A. Motyer, Isaiah: an introduction and commentary Vol. 20 (Westmont: InterVarsity Press, 1999), 83–84.