Classic Sermon Outlines
CLASSIC SERMON OUTLINES — Matthew Henry vision, as He was pleased at this time to manifest Himself by, as to Moses and Israel at Mount Sinai.
2. God in three persons. This is plainly intimated in the plural number, us. It is one God who says, "Whom shall I send" and yet this One is three persons, the very same who said "Let us make man.' To throw more light upon and to add greater weight, it is observable that the words which follow in the next two verses (Isaiah 6:9-10) are in the New Testament applied both to the Son (John 12:40) and to the Holy Spirit (Acts 28:25-26).
B. The Consultation.
1. The content of the consultation. "Whom shall I send and who will go for us." This refers to all the messages which Isaiah was entrusted to deliver in God's name. Not that God was in doubt as to whom to send. When He has a work to do, He will not want instruments to do it by, for He can find men fit or make them so.But it intimates that the business was such as required a well-accomplished messenger beyond those whom He had hitherto employed.
2. Observations of the consultation. Now we may gather three observations: (a) It is the unspeakable favor of God to us that He is pleased to communicate His mind to us and to make it known by men like ourselves. (b) It is a rare thing to find one who is fit to go for God, to carry His messages to the children of men. (c) None are allowed to go for God but those who are sent by Him.
II. THE CONSENT OF ISAIAH TO HIS GOD-GIVEN MISSION.
The errand on which Isaiah was to go was a very melancholy errand, yet he offered himself to the service. When we are called to act or speak for God we must go and leave the success to Him.
A. His Readiness.
1. A response without objections. Isaiah does not make objections as Moses did when he said, "O my Lord, I am not eloquent" (Exodus 4:10), or "Send by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send" (Exodus 4:13), anybody but me; but he responds, "Behold me; I present myself to Thee to be employed as Thou pleasest."
2. A voluntary response. He was a volunteer in the service; not pressed into it, but willing in this day of power. In this as in other things God loves a