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"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
God did not direct His call to Isaiah— Isaiah overheard God saying, ". . . who
will go for Us?” The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone.
Whether I hear God’s call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and
exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude. 'Many are called, but
few are chosen' (Matthew 22:14). That is, few prove that they are the chosen
ones. The chosen ones are those who have come into a relationship with God
through Jesus Christ and have had their spiritual condition changed and their
ears opened. Then they hear 'the voice of the Lord' continually asking, '. . .
who will go for Us?' However, God doesn’t single out someone and say, 'Now, you
go.' He did not force His will on Isaiah. Isaiah was in the presence of God, and
he overheard the call. His response, performed in complete freedom, could only
be to say, "Here am I! Send me."
Remove the thought from your mind of expecting God to come to force you or to
plead with you. When our Lord called His disciples, He did it without
irresistible pressure from the outside. The quiet, yet passionate, insistence of
His 'Follow Me' was spoken to men whose every sense was receptive (Matthew
4:19). If we will allow the Holy Spirit to bring us face to face with God, we
too will hear what Isaiah heard-'the voice of the Lord.' In perfect freedom we
too will say, 'Here am I! Send me.'
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