Say “Send Me”

“⁸And 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.’” — Isaiah 6:8 (ESV)

Notice in the verse above the approach of Isaiah when asked who would take on the advancement of God’s Word, “Here I am! Send me.” Isaiah is first in line to offer to take on the work for the glory of God. He is not shy or timid. In fact, notice also the exclamation point as he draws attention as he boldly volunteers for the assignment.

At my office there are events that we sponsor to work and serve in the community. I have taken an interest in these as a way of providing service in the community and in the advancement of my mission “To improve lives through growth and learning as an example of Christ’s love.” The approach that I take when these events are presented is to say “I’ll go”.

By no means am I comparing myself to Isaiah and his relationship to God, but I am showing the correlation between his approach and enthusiasm for the work and the enthusiasm I should have as I do the work God has tasked me with as well. I am to say “Here I am! Send me” and with exuberance jump at the chance to go. I have to be open to the chances I am provided to glorify God through the work He has for me. I have to go when called and not look back.

I will be given even more opportunities than those presented at my office. I will have many chances to do the work of God and serve others in advancement of the glory of God. I will be provided certainly with more work to do as assigned by God. And in all of those opportunities and chances I have to look at them with the same enthusiasm as Isaiah and say, “Here I am! Send me.”

What opportunities have you been presented to do the work of God? Are you looking out for them, or even aware of them being presented to you? What if you were and took the approach of Isaiah and said, “Here I am! Send me.”?