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!"
He said go and flee this people:
"Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving."
Make the heart of this people calloused;
make their ears dull,
and close their eyes,
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed."...
"And though a tenth remains in the land,
it will again be laid waste.
But as the terebinth and the oak
leave stumps when they are cut down,
so the holy seed will be the stump of the land"
From Isaiah 6:8-13 NIV
Would you apply for the job Isaiah took? He starts out by having his lips touched by a live coal to take away guilt and atone for his sin. This commissioning is to a difficult job, but a job with a promise, the promise of a holy seed.
We will be working our way into Isaiah over the near term. The book of Isaiah has many messages from God spoken to Israel through the prophet Isaiah. Consider the first half of Isaiah bringing old testament messages to Israel and the second half of Isaiah bringing new testament messages to Israel. The close of Isaiah, a portion of our reading on July 22 and July 23, parallels very closely the close of the book of Revelation including a new heaven and new earth and all seeing God's goodness.
Be thankful that when you go and tell the story in your actions and by your deeds, the Holy Spirit is with you and that your participation in the great commission is not quite the challenge given to Isaiah.
Would you have accepted Isaiah's job?
What activities do you participate in and what activities do you try to avoid?
Can one discern by your actions that you are a Christian?
Pray for the Spirit to guide you on your path so that you can be a light for others to help direct them to Christ and not be a stumbling block in their path to Christ.
In Christ,
David P
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