Here I Am
Here am I. Send me!
Speak, for Your Servant Is Listening
Genesis 22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he answered. Chapter Related Genesis 46:2–3 And that night God spoke to Israel in a vision: “Jacob, Jacob!” He said. “Here I am,” replied Jacob. “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.” Chapter Related Exodus 3:4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, “Moses, Moses!” “Here I am,” he answered. Chapter Related 1 Samuel 3:10 Then the Lord came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” Chapter Related Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” Chapter Related Acts 9:10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered. Chapter Related
Who Am I?
Exodus 3:10–12 “Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.” But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” Chapter Related Jeremiah 1:5–8 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” “Ah, Lord God ,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” But the Lord told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the Lord . Chapter Related Amos 7:14–15 “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees. But the Lord took me from following the flock and said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’” Chapter Related Jonah 1:1–3 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.” Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord . He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord . Chapter Related Jonah 3:1–2 Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.” Chapter Related 1 Corinthians 1:26–27 Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. Chapter Related
Follow Me
Mark 1:17–18 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” And at once they left their nets and followed Him. Chapter Related Mark 2:14 As He was walking along, He saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Levi got up and followed Him. Chapter Related Luke 9:59–62 Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.” Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” Chapter Related John 10:3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Chapter Related John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you. Chapter Related Acts 9:4–6 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” Chapter Related
Here I Am! Here I Am!
Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the Lord says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!” Chapter Related Isaiah 52:6 “Therefore My people will know My name; therefore they will know on that day that I am He who speaks. Here I am!” Chapter Related Isaiah 65:1 “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’” Chapter Related Hebrews 10:7 “Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” Chapter Related
Walk in a Manner Worthy of the Calling
Romans 8:30 And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified. Chapter Related 2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began. Chapter Related Romans 11:29 For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. Chapter Related Ephesians 4:1–3 As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, and with diligence to preserve the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Chapter Related 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Chapter Related 1 Thessalonians 5:24 The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it. Chapter Related Revelation 19:9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” Chapter Related
When God calls a name in the Bible, the answer is often two words: “Here I am.” Abraham says it before he knows what will be asked of him, Jacob says it on the way down to Egypt, Moses says it at the bush, and the boy Samuel keeps running to Eli with it until he learns to say, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” Isaiah hears the Lord ask, “Whom shall I send?” and answers, “Here am I. Send me!” The next answer is usually an objection. Who am I? I am only a child. I was a herdsman, not a prophet. Jonah does not object; he gets up and runs the other way, and the word of the Lord comes to him a second time. God does not argue. He says, “I will surely be with you,” and Paul notes that not many of the called were wise or powerful. In the Gospels the call shrinks to “Follow Me.” Fishermen leave their nets and a tax collector gets up from his booth; others want to bury a father first. “You did not choose Me, but I chose you.” Then the words turn around. God says “Here I am! Here I am!” to a nation that did not call on his name, and the Son says to the Father, “Here I am… I have come to do Your will, O God.” His gifts and his call are irrevocable, and the One who calls is faithful. At the end the called are guests: “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.”