Here I am, Lord. Send me.
Isaiah 6:1-13
“Here I Am Lord, Send Me.”
I feel like this has been on repeat. I’ve heard many people saying this in response to the horrible things happening in our country and in the world.
I believe this is a prophetic word for the people of God right now. Here I am. Send me. I believe with all my heart that God is looking for the hearts of men and women of God that will boldly enlist in the army of God for the fight that we are in against darkness right now.
The Biblical Call
But I also think it’s important to look at what this means.
If we look in the Bible, this phrase is found in Isaiah 6. Isaiah has a vision of King Jesus in all His glory. He says woe is me, I am a man of unclean lips from unclean people. And the angel takes the coal and touches his lips and reconciles him to Christ.
Then God says:
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?”
And Isaiah responds with the famous line:
“Here I am, Lord. Send me.” (Isaiah 6:5–8)
Keep Reading
But the other day in prayer, the Lord instructed me to keep reading. Look at the message that He sent Isaiah with:
Isaiah 6:9-10 (NKJV)
“Go and tell 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.”
The mission was to go to a people that would reject him and preach a message they would not accept. God told him ahead of time: they aren’t going to like it, and they aren’t going to listen.
Isaiah was being sent to illuminate darkness in people’s hearts and minds, knowing they would not accept the light. He was removing the excuse of ignorance. Once Isaiah spoke the truth of God’s message, the people would be accountable. They could no longer say they didn’t know better — they would have to admit they chose not to obey.
They would hate Isaiah for casting this responsibility onto them. They would reject the message and the messenger.
To quote David Guzik from the Blue Letter Bible:
“This is an unsatisfying audience and ministry for any preacher. Isaiah must not be satisfied with this ministry. The people might not be satisfied with it. But God would be satisfied with it.”
A Modern Example
I believe this is what Charlie Kirk did. I believe he took a message of Jesus to people that he knew would reject it. I believe he took a message of accountability that many people didn’t want to be responsible for hearing.
I’m not talking about politics. This is not a political post in the slightest. Charlie Kirk was in a political arena because of his profession. But he took the Gospel into that profession. He took the Gospel into the White House, into college campuses, into places preachers couldn’t go.
He spoke Jesus.
And now we are being asked and called to do the same thing. In the arena of life you’re in. In your jobs, and amongst your friends. In your homes, and in our nation. God is saying, Who will go now? And who can I send?
Count the Cost
But before you say Here I am, send me, understand what you’re signing up for.
I can stand in a church and say:
God is real. Jesus is King. Repent. Turn from sin and acknowledge Jesus is Lord.
The church will clap, and I’ll look good. I’ll get pats on the back after service, and they’ll tell me how anointed it was. God will be glorified.
But then I can take that same message into a room full of people far from God and wrapped in darkness. They will be angry. They will kick me out. They will sling insults and jeers. I won’t look good — but God will still be glorified.
It’s important that how the message makes us look doesn’t matter as long as God is glorified. We need to stand as messengers of Christ, unafraid of how the message will be received, focusing only on whether God accepts us as His messengers.
The Battle Cry
As long as God gets the glory, it doesn’t matter how it makes us look.
And if you’re ready for that — to be unashamed and unafraid, to be abused and hated for the Gospel, to pray for people who will reject you as they rejected Christ — then say it loud and proud:
“Here I am, Lord. Send me.”
This is our battle cry. We will not be quiet. We will be louder all the more.
“If God is for us, who can stand against us?” (Romans 8:31)
“The Lord is with us. We will not be afraid. What can mere men do to us?” (Psalm 118:6)
Final Charge
Don’t give in to hate. Don’t ignore the lost or block the unlovely. Love the unlovely.
Pray for those that persecute you.
Rejoice in affliction.
Love your neighbor.
Pray for your enemy.
Remember: people aren’t the problem — people are the prize. (Judah Smith)
“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of [a]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” - Ephesians 6:12(NKJV)
Keep eternity in perspective. Our time is short, our war is fierce, but our God has already overcome.
Be Strong and Courageous
I leave you with the words from Joshua 1:9 (NKJV):
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Here we are, Lord. Send us.
Remember — Eternity is long! LIVE LIKE IT!