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Heart Truth Devotions, a daily devotional podcast with Pastor Ray Jones from Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Dothan, AL. Heart Truth is designed to help you start your day by receiving truth from God’s word for your heart.
Ridgecrest exists to reach the lost, build the believer, and connect the people of God to the mission and purpose of God. The Heart Truth podcast is just one way we seek to accomplish our mission online. Find out more about our church at www.rbcdothan.org.
“Then I heard the Lord asking, ‘Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?’ I said, ‘Here I am. Send me.’” Isaiah 6:8
Yesterday, we talked about a short prayer from David: “search me, Lord.” Today, we look at a second short prayer, this time from the prophet Isaiah: “send me, Lord.” Isaiah is standing in the midst of a really special heavenly scene filled with seraphim and cherubim. Yet, he is captivated by the divine presence of God and remains absorbed in God’s question: whom shall I send? If you know the story, you’ll recall that Isaiah recently experienced cleansing from his sin. “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven. (Isaiah 6:7)” It is this cleansing from sin that empowers Isaiah’s response to the Lord to send him. This wasn’t mere availability. No, this displays Isaiah’s deep and audacious desire to be used by God for His glory. Instead of selfless service, culture tends to focus on personal gain. Maybe you’ve found yourself hesitant to serve the kingdom of God due to a fear of uncertainty or a preference for comfort and security. What then can you learn from the prayer of Isaiah? Isaiah’s posture teaches you that a heart cleansed by God ignites a desire to serve Him. It’s a natural willingness to fulfill the call of God for your life rather than an obligation. So today, reflect on the prayer of Isaiah and ask yourself: am I tuned into the cries of God for people? Am I ready to say, “send me, Lord?”