Here I am...

Today, blessed ones, we are going to look to a song that drove directly into the hearts of Christians everywhere, and did not let go.  It is a fundamentally truth-filled piece of music, one which shows both who we are and Whose we are, and speaks directly to the desire for true discipleship.  And it is appropriate to use this one today, I think, because we just covered the desire to become more heavenly (or even something heavenly at all), and we covered the war that rages within us between our sin nature and Christ's nurture.  And so we proclaim...

"Here I am; Lord, send me!"

"Here I Am" by downhere

We come to His altar, and we are ready to serve.  It is only in discipleship that we take on the calling to "take up your cross," after all (Luke 9:23).  And in standing ready to go, proclaiming "Here I am!  Send me(Isaiah 6:8)," we show the Lord that we are willing to accept His will for our lives, and surrender ourselves to Him completely.  We openly accept whatever may come, knowing that He will deliver us to and through it all, for the glory of His Name.

"Somehow my story (all my story) is part of Your plan."

"Here I Am" by downhere

And accepting the path He lays before us does not mean that it will be all wine and roses.  Some of us, myself most definitely included, have to go through things to recognize and realize just how awesome God is.  Without my failures in life, without my mistakes and wrong choices, without all the tears I have shed over my own self-deprecating behavior in my past, I would not have come to the place I am in now.  And I would venture to guess that the same can be said of you, my Christian sibling.  If you look hard enough, you just might start to see His hand blessing you to turn in some places, and not to turn in others (Proverbs 16:9).   

"In this mess, I'm just one of the pieces.  I can't put this together, but You can."

"Here I Am" by downhere

He is able, friends.  He is able, beyond anything we can think or imagine or dream.  He is able to right the puzzle of your life and mine, and put all pieces (including you and me) right where they belong.  The question that remains is whether or not we will allow Him to direct that placement... will you?

Remember: Here I am, Lord, send me!

God bless you all!!! 

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