‘Whom shall I send and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.’ – Isaiah 6:8
God’s call was not specifically for Isaiah. God called an asked ‘Whom shall I send?’ Isaiah heard the call and knew that he would do this thing which God was asking. God’s call is for all of us. Will we head it?
It is important to stress that God’s gift of free will is such that we must choose to answer His call. This is why it is important for us to maintain a right disposition and to learn to be still and listen. Isaiah’s call could have been addressed by anyone whom had the disposition to listen AND the willingness to be sent.
Predestination is a romantic idea. We all on some level want to feel as though God specifically has a plan for us and that we must simply be present to be a part of it. Let’s face it though, opportunity and circumstance do not just happen. We must be active in our lives in order to recognize when these times occur or else we will miss them. Someone else will hear God’s call and we will be stuck waiting at the train station for the next chance to be sent. (Being stuck at the train station of course is an implication of stagnation and a lack of progress.)
How many of you want to come to your final days only to realize that your whole life was spent at the train station? Not me. I want to feel that I heard the conductor and PROGRESSED through this life. I want to be a useful tool for Christ and I want the rewards of a greater relationship with Him and to come to know myself better. I can think of no other tragedy greater than to die from a life unlived.
We are called to follow Christ. The disciples were also called. Is it possible to think that Christ specifically approached only these twelve men? No. Christ audibly called on all who would listen to follow Him. The twelve who headed the call became something more than themselves. They got a first row seat to salvation in Christ. The rest of the crowd who was to busy to listen are lost to history. What a shame there were not twelve hundred.
God’s call was not specifically for Isaiah. God called an asked ‘Whom shall I send?’ Isaiah heard the call and knew that he would do this thing which God was asking. God’s call is for all of us. Will we head it?
It is important to stress that God’s gift of free will is such that we must choose to answer His call. This is why it is important for us to maintain a right disposition and to learn to be still and listen. Isaiah’s call could have been addressed by anyone whom had the disposition to listen AND the willingness to be sent.
Predestination is a romantic idea. We all on some level want to feel as though God specifically has a plan for us and that we must simply be present to be a part of it. Let’s face it though, opportunity and circumstance do not just happen. We must be active in our lives in order to recognize when these times occur or else we will miss them. Someone else will hear God’s call and we will be stuck waiting at the train station for the next chance to be sent. (Being stuck at the train station of course is an implication of stagnation and a lack of progress.)
How many of you want to come to your final days only to realize that your whole life was spent at the train station? Not me. I want to feel that I heard the conductor and PROGRESSED through this life. I want to be a useful tool for Christ and I want the rewards of a greater relationship with Him and to come to know myself better. I can think of no other tragedy greater than to die from a life unlived.
We are called to follow Christ. The disciples were also called. Is it possible to think that Christ specifically approached only these twelve men? No. Christ audibly called on all who would listen to follow Him. The twelve who headed the call became something more than themselves. They got a first row seat to salvation in Christ. The rest of the crowd who was to busy to listen are lost to history. What a shame there were not twelve hundred.
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