Tuesday, May 13
A Heart to Hear
Also 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
Recommended Reading
Philippians 4:8-9 [ iz3.me]
The British teacher Oswald Chambers points out something unique about Isaiah's call from God: "God did not direct His call to Isaiah -- Isaiah overheard God saying, 'who will go for Us?'"
Listen to Today's Radio Message [ iz3.me]
Somehow, Isaiah overheard the counsel of God concerning a need for someone to prophesy to Israel. God didn't say, "Isaiah, go for Me." Instead, Isaiah heard the need and recognized it as something God had prepared him to do. Thus his response, "Here am I! Send me."1 A willing heart is the first step in finding God's will in our lives. We cannot expect God to force us or to plead with us about the calling in our lives. In Mark 1:17 Jesus said, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men." Their response? "They immediately left their nets and followed Him" (Mark 1:18). Willingness, openness, receptivity, a listening heart -- these are the prerequisites for determining the call of God.
If you want to serve God, immerse yourself in prayer and Bible study with a heart that is ready to hear what you know you must do.
I can say from experience that 95 percent of knowing the will of God consists in being prepared to do it before you know what it is.
Donald Grey Barnhouse
1 Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, January 14 reading.
Read-Thru-the-Bible
2 Chronicles 17-20 [ iz3.me] |
