God did not direct His call to Isaiah— Isaiah overheard God saying, “. . . who will go for Us?” The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. Whether I hear God’s call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude. “Many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14). That is, few prove that they are the chosen ones. The chosen ones are those who have come into a relationship with God through Jesus Christ and have had their spiritual condition changed and their ears opened. Then they hear “the voice of the Lord” continually asking, “. . . who will go for Us?” However, God doesn’t single out someone and say, “Now, you go.” He did not force His will on Isaiah. Isaiah was in the presence of God, and he overheard the call. His response, performed in complete freedom, could only be to say, “Here am I! Send me.”

We can each discover and  expect that God is conversing with the Holy Spirit and Jesus, and we are able to hear them and respond to their call because we are connected and expectant.  JDV/DJR

Remove the thought from your mind of expecting God to come to force you or to plead with you. When our Lord called His disciples, He did it without irresistible pressure from the outside.

There is a “knowing” when God calls us and we hear because we are connected, if we know we can”go”…wherever and however He directs us.  If we are connected and do not have this “knowing” and have not heard the Spirit of God, it is a time to wait for that knowing. JDV/DJR

The quiet, yet passionate, insistence of His “Follow Me” was spoken to men whose every sense was receptive (Matthew 4:19). If we will allow the Holy Spirit to bring us face to face with God, we too will hear what Isaiah heard-“the voice of the Lord.” In perfect freedom we too will say, “Here am I! Send me.”

This devotional reminds us that  during our first prayer of each day to always say and truly mean; here I am Lord…… When we are connected to the Spirit of God, we hear His call, we are reassured and at peace with any and every request He makes of us. And we are reminded that  holding His people in my heart is a very important part of our daily intimate relationship . JDV/DJR