“…I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robefilled the temple.” Isaiah 6:1
Filled To Be Sent
I woke up early this morning singing:
“I see the Lord
Seated on the throne exalted
And the train of His robe fills the temple with glory
And the whole earth is filled
And the whole earth is filled
And the whole earth is filled with His glory
Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy is the Lord”*
As always, it transported me back to a time when we sang it in a church years ago, and just as we got to “and the train of His robe fills the temple with glory,” the sun poured into the balcony in glorious golden shafts. I remember being in awe that God would chose to bless us with such a powerful reminder (to me anyway) that He knows where we are and what we are doing every moment of every day. The songs we sing or don’t sing, the prayers we pray or don’t pray, the words of encouragement we give or don’t give—He knows it all. He is sovereign, He is holy, and not only did He fill that temple on that particular morning, but He daily fills our physical temples with His glory, in the form of His Holy Spirit, if we just ask (Luke 11:13).
Later in the passage of Scripture the song is based on, Isaiah is called to be a prophet. In Isaiah 6:8, he hears the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Isaiah responds, “Here I am! Send me.”
God asks the same question today. “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Who will teach, minister to, meet the physical needs of, love on, pray for, encourage, share the gospel with, and bring hope to My people? Our answer should be, “Here I am! Send me.” Or do we think someone else will do it? Someone with more talent, more time, more money, more knowledge of the Bible, more…something?
As the sunlight poured in through the windows of that church, the Son pours Himself into us in the form of the Holy Spirit. Through us He reaches others (Acts 1:8). We don’t need more of anything; we are filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, which is more than enough for whatever God asks us to do and wherever He sends us.
“Father God, I ask that we be filled afresh with Your Holy Spirit. In His power may we always be ready to be sent. Amen.”
We are such a BLESSED People!! Hallelujah!
Amen! Yes, the sun pouring into your balcony in glorious golden shafts. We are blessed by the Lord all the time, it is up to us to see it and acknowledge it. Big or small, a beautiful bird landing in front of us, the sunrise, the sunset, the smile on the face of someone you said hello to or gave something to, a good report from a doctor, a Christian song coming on at the exact moment you needed those words, a phone call, etc. etc. The Lord is so good. I also often see or feel things during my day that I know is a gift and I try to acknowledge it immediately. Every day is a blessing.
Thank you for your daily gift to all of us, I love reading them and praising God each day.
Thank you. This is EXACTLY what the Lord has been laying on my heart. My answer is “here am I, send me.!”