Scripture Devotion
Here am I — presence first. Send me — availability before the fine print.
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”
Reflection
The scene is a question hanging open in the throne room of heaven: whom shall I send? It isn't aimed at anyone in particular — it's a question looking for a volunteer, and it waits. What fills the silence is Isaiah's answer, and the order of it matters: Here am I — presence first — send me — availability second. He makes himself present and available before he knows the assignment. He doesn't ask what the mission is, where it leads, or what it will cost. He answers the call before reading the fine print. That's the posture the verse holds up: not "here's what I'll do if the terms are acceptable," but simply "here am I; send me." A Sunday is the day to let the question be asked of you again — whom shall I send — and to practice the answer that comes before the conditions. Available first.