+DEV+ Worship: The Fount of Service

Date: April 12, 2012 10:23 PM
Topic: +DEV+  Worship: The Fount of Service

Worship: The Fount of Service

"'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I said, 'Here am I. Send me!'"  (Isaiah 6:8)
Scripture Focus: Isaiah 6

Where does true Christian service begin? Where can God's people find and perhaps at times recover a true desire to pour out their lives for the good of others? How can we find the strength to, like Isaiah in our reading today, humbly, willingly, and even enthusiastically submit ourselves to what could only be described as a fool's errand when evaluated from our limited human perspective?

Isaiah's experience shows us that only an encounter with the holy and gracious Lord - that is, worship - can inspire true Christian service. Notice that Isaiah is first confronted by the utter holiness of the Lord (vs. 3), which then leads him to a confession of his own sin (vs. 5). Yet God does not leave him there in his sin. He descends in mercy to Isaiah and atones for his sin and guilt (vs. 7). Only then is Isaiah prepared to serve his fellow Israelites. Today we worship the same holy and gracious God, but we know more than even Isaiah did! The Lamb of God, the Lord Himself, has atoned for our sins!

Insight: Do you ever find your calling burdensome? Consider afresh the holiness and grace of your God!