Father, I thank you that you have heard me

John 11:41
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.

Yshua's prayers to His Father is always heard and He knows this. Do we have that kind of confidence in the God that we call Lord? Certainly when we have the Holy Spirit in us, then God hears our prayers. It is thus important that we stay in constant communication to God via the Holy Spirit. As we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit, as the Scripture says, and this is by prayer no matter what circumstance we are in.

I heard the voice of the Lord, saying

Isaiah 6:8
8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”


There is another angle that can be written on this passage. That is to consider itself Him who makes the calling. God already knows who to call and what the assignment is. Yet he calls and let us response to it. He no doubt has plans from the beginning to end and He chooses to involve us at the right time.

The call also is not about our abilities and talents. However most of us are focused on abilities and talents and when we do something, we tend to use our own expertise to accomplish the task. On the other hand, God's call has the purpose also to bless the one being called. The calling can only succeed if the person surrenders to God' guidance, even though there is a definite calling.

And who will go for Us?

Isaiah 6.8

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:
“Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?”
Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”


An interesting view of this verse is that God was not specifically asking Isaiah. No doubt God would have meant for Isaiah to hear His question. We can generalise that God is actually asking anyone and everyone about who is willing to go.

So our view now can be changed to one that opens our ears to God. God does not need to call us specifically all the time on all matters. He will not push us against our will to do His. There are some tasks which are for all believers, for all time, such as telling about the Kingdom.
However, we may still need to ask God and listen to Him. Using the same example, we are not all called to be evangelists; there are many ways in which we can spread the Good News about the Kingdom.