HERE I AM, SEND ME

“HERE I AM, SEND ME” 

POWERFUL PRAYERS – PART 5 

Vernon Zook  November 23, 2025

It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting  on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple…They  (Angels) were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of  Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!” Their voices  shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire building was filled  with smoke. Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful  man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I  have seen the King, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.” Then one of the  seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar  with a pair of tongs. He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal  has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are  forgiven.” 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 6:1-8 (NLT)

WHEN GOD CALLS, HOW DO I RESPOND?

1. WILL I BE ? 

Moses: 

(4) When the LORD saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called  to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “Here I am!” Moses  replied… (10) Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead  my people Israel out of Egypt.” (11) But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel  out of Egypt?” (12) God answered, “I will be with you…”   –Exodus 3:1-15 (NLT)

2. WILL I BE ? 

Jonah: 

The LORD gave this message to Jonah, son of Amittai: “Get up and go to  the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I  have seen how wicked its people are.” But Jonah got up and went in the  opposite direction to get away from the LORD…  

…Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And  Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.   –Jonah 1:1-3,11 (NLT)

3. WILL I BE ? 

Mary: 

“Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you”…Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could  mean. “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found  favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will  name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the  Most High…Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything  you have said about me come true. –Luke 1:28-32; 38 (NLT)

4. WILL I BE ? 

Samuel: 

Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the LORD by assisting Eli. Now in  those days messages from the LORD were very rare, and visions were  quite uncommon…Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark  of God. Suddenly the LORD called out, “Samuel!” “Yes?” Samuel replied.  “What is it?” He got up and ran to Eli. “Here I am. Did you call me?” “I  didn’t call you,” Eli replied. “Go back to bed.” So he did…So the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel got up and went to Eli.  “Here I am. Did you call me?” Then Eli realized it was the LORD who  was calling the boy. So he said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and  if someone calls again, say, ‘Speak, LORD, your servant is listening.’ ” So  Samuel went back to bed. And the LORD came and called as before,  “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is  listening.” –Samuel 3:1,3-5,8-10 (NLT)

 (Jesus) Come, and follow me… –Mark 1:17 (NIV)