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Friday, 02 September 2011 20:32 |

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another:

"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory."

At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

"Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seek the King, the LORD Almighty."

Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tons from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for."

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"

And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"

- Isaiah 6:1-8

Ten years ago, I worked at Lutherdale Bible Camp in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. One night, the staff had a devo on this scripture passage. The scripture was read aloud to us and then we had a hot rock touched to our lips. We were asked, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And then we were able to respond. Even though it was ten years ago, I have never forgotten that night. In fact, I still have my rock.

We are all given choices. I'd actually suspect that we are faced with decisions every day where we can stand up and say, "Here I am, Lord. Send me wherever you need me!" But do we make that stand? Or do we sit back down and assume someone else will do the job?

Commitments aren't often easy. It seems to me that people are less and less interested in committing to anything. It's like pulling teeth to even get my friends to commit to weekend plans on a Monday! It's like we're always waiting to see if something better will come along. But just because commitments aren't easy, doesn't mean we aren't supposed to make them.

Taking that first step can be hard. Making the decision to stand up and say, "Yep. Send me!" is not going to come naturally to most of us. But start with baby steps. Make a commitment to do something you feel called to do, and then do it. Go to church. Join a Bible study. Go on a mission trip. Volunteer. Teach Sunday school. Do something. Trust God enough to open yourself up to wherever He may choose to send you. Go where He leads. And make the assumption that wherever He's taking you is the best thing that will come along.

Your guilt has been taken away. Your sins are atoned for. Your excuses are gone. Just go.

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