“’Here am I,’ says the Lord” (Isaiah 58:9). “Here am I”, says Isaiah (Isaiah 6:8).
Our “Here am I” only has meaning within the context of God’s “Here am
I.” It is because He is ‘the God who is there’ (Francis Schaeffer) that
we can draw near to Him - “You did not wait for me to draw near to You
...” (Mission Praise, 969). When we come to Him with the prayer, “Here
am I”, we come with a commitment to service: “Send me” (Isaiah 6:8).
We are sent into the battle, but we have this encouraging Word from
the Lord - He has gone ahead of us to prepare the way for us. “He put
on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His
head” (Isaiah 59:17). Through this encouraging Word, we are “strengthened in the inner being” (Ephesians 3:16). - “His power ... is at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20). “He has shown His people the power of His works, giving them the lands of other nations” (Psalm 111:6). This is the victory of the Lord.
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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