God gave us commands, but he also gave us the right to choose whether or not we would obey his word. 

Isaiah heard God speak when he went into the temple to pray. King Uzziah had died, and Isaiah was grieving and troubled. The Jewish kings were supposed to lead the people to live rightly with God, but not all did. King Uzziah was a good king, and the prophet Isaiah wondered what would happen after the king’s death.

God told Isaiah that someone would be needed to share the truth about God with the people. God asked him, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” God sends people, but they have to choose to go. This verse contains another reference to the Holy Trinity. Notice God said, “Who will go for us?”

Isaiah told God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit, “Here I am! Send me.” God still asks his people Isaiah’s question today, and every day people make the same choice as the prophet.

I never want to teach Isaiah 6:8 without pointing out some important words that remain important for God’s people today. The verse begins, “I heard the voice of the Lord saying . . . .” Did Isaiah hear God speak in an audible voice? Did Isaiah hear God speak in his heart? Those are interesting questions to ponder, but the true point is that God speaks.

God’s people can know his voice and understand his commands.

You can live ready to share your faith if you will live with the same Spirit that led Isaiah. However God spoke, Isaiah knew the voice was for his direction. We all have a copy of God’s word. The pages are his voice. We have all prayed prayers of asking. Those who pray to listen hear his voice. 

God still speaks, and his servants still hear his voice. Wisdom is joyfully sharing God with others. That wisdom begins with Isaiah’s response to God’s voice: “Here I am! Send me.”