Here Am I, Send Me!

St. Charles | Paul Fernandes
November 8, 2026
Isaiah 6:1-8

"In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” Isaiah’s Commission from the Lord. And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”" Isaiah 6:1–8 (ESV)

When you see the King for who he is, you surrender everything.

1. SURRENDER BEGINS WHEN YOU SEE THE KING

Isaiah’s Vision of the Lord: "In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke..." Isaiah 6:1-4 (ESV)

Worship exposes what we think is worthy.

"The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD's glory, as the water covers the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14 (ESV)

When you see the King for who he is, you surrender everything.

2. SURRENDER REQUIRES YOU TO SEE YOUR SIN

Isaiah’s Vision of the Lord: And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Isaiah 6:5 (ESV)

Seeing the seriousness of your sin is not the enemy of grace.

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.” Isaiah 6:6-7 (ESV)

God uses crooked sticks to draw straight lines that point back to Him.

When you see the King for who he is, you surrender everything.

3. GRACE LEADS TO SURRENDER

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

“God, I've already decided because I trust the One making the plan.”

Isaiah says yes before he knows what yes will cost.

JESUS CALLS US TO THE SAME SURRENDER

“If anyone wants to follow after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Matthew 16:24 (CSB)

“Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your true worship.” Romans 12:1 (CSB)

“I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Galatians 2:20a (ESV)

“All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations…” Mathew 28:18 (ESV)

Every Christian has been called into the mission of God.

When you see the King for who he is, you surrender everything.

4. BUT WHAT IF SURRENDER COSTS ME?

CHRISTOCENTRIC RESOLVE: “NOT MY WILL, BUT YOURS”

ESCHATOLOGICAL HOPE: SURRENDER IS NEVER WASTED

Surrender to Jesus is never wasted.

WHEN YOU SEE THE KING, SURRENDER EVERYTHING.