“’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.
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word… will not return to Me empty, but will… achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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