“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!’”
Isaiah 6:8
It was the year 1964. My aunt and uncle had just offered me the use of their cabin tucked away in the hills outside Santa Cruz, California. While in the quiet of that place and while attending a three-day seminar at our church conference grounds there, I had an “Isaiah moment,” a “Here am I. Send me!” kind of moment.
The early 1960s felt like a time of great upheaval to me. So after the first meeting of stirring music and powerful preaching, I went back to the cabin to prayerfully focus on Philippians 1:20. “I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.” Those words keep echoing in my mind to this day. It’s as if they’re nailed into my spirit. Isaiah knew in that holy moment God’s divine presence and call was upon him. He saw the Lord!
We are ambassadors like Isaiah. One pastor I know of proclaims continually, “God is on the move, and I want to move with Him.” Many are coming to salvation in Christ, and God calls us to go.
The early 1960s felt like a time of great upheaval to me. So after the first meeting of stirring music and powerful preaching, I went back to the cabin to prayerfully focus on Philippians 1:20. “I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.” Those words keep echoing in my mind to this day. It’s as if they’re nailed into my spirit. Isaiah knew in that holy moment God’s divine presence and call was upon him. He saw the Lord!
We are ambassadors like Isaiah. One pastor I know of proclaims continually, “God is on the move, and I want to move with Him.” Many are coming to salvation in Christ, and God calls us to go.
Scripture Focus
Isaiah 6:1-10
Insight
Jesus Himself commissioned us to go into all the world preaching the gospel. But He also promised to always be with us (see Matthew 28:18-20).
Bible In A Year
- Song of Solomon 1-2
- Psalm 69
- John 9