Here I Am
by Jason Germain of Downhere
Isaiah 6:8 NASB Then 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!”
The broken parts you redeem, become the song that I can sing…
For me the biggest obstacle in being available to be used by God is my own suspicions and doubts about who I am. Often I feel like I need to reach the next platue in my study or in my relationships or in my career in order to be used by God. Most of us deal with some level of doubt in regard to our abilities. For many of us it is a strong negative force and can be at times debilitating. It is pride in its truest form. To me one of the beautiful things about the Gospel of Christ is that we come with nothing to offer, we come as beggars. It may sound like some sort of twisted glory in shame, but all that can be restored in our lives is from a power not of our own. God restores our dignity in that our broken story becomes our ministry! He uses the terrible and misplaced and severed places in our lives to showcase the attributes of His personality and power. I take a lesson from Moses pride, when God asked him to speak for the Israelites he doubted God’s choice. He believed that his effectiveness in his calling was directly proportional to his skills and qualification. But God has never asked anything more of anybody than to have faith, to walk through the doors that are open. In a word, to trust. To trust that He’s got it under control. The leadership we have to offer the world cannot be attained by climbing some sort of ladder. No amount of seminars, or expensive clothing, education or success without can change the world for the ultimate good. But God What an amazing God we serve who would reverse the most shameful and tragic things in our lives for the purpose of joy. The kind of joy that only comes in following the prompting of the Holy Spirit. I want the kind of faith which calls out thru the darkness of our times, “Here is my misplaced intentions, Here’s my life, Here’s my story, Here I am send me!”
What is one area in your life you feel that God may be calling you to exercise faith even though you doubt your strength?
To hear the song, “Here I Am”, from Downhere visit:
http://www.centricitymusic.com/downhere/music
August 8, 2008 at 10:29 pm |
Song & explanation leave tears in my eyes for all the said reasons.
August 12, 2008 at 1:15 pm |
I love the song. I have often felt inadequate to serve God esp. since my divorce. But instead God is using me to encourage others that mistakes are not the end, but only the beginning to becoming instruments for God’s purpose. God is big enough to forgive and wants to bless us. We just have to turn it all over to Him. I must be broken, shed all my pride inorder to submit to His will.
Thank you for your music!
November 20, 2008 at 9:27 pm |
God has been calling us at our church to step out more. This song came at the right time (as all things do with God). We are crying out to Him saying “Here We Are, Lord, Send Us!” This is a beautiful song. It stirs things in my spirit that I cannot put into words but I know God is using this song to send us out. Out to His lost children to bring them home.
Thank you for your music and I so appreciate you even more that you are Canadian, ehh!! I have enjoyed and appreciated all your music.
December 5, 2008 at 2:02 pm |
“Overwhelmed by the thought of my weakness, and the fear that I’ll fail You in the end”
– This song is the cry of my heart. Thanks so much for this. I praise God for Downhere.
I’m hoping to teach this song to our youth group (that’s OK right?) I do have a question about the first few lines,
“Sometimes Your calling comes in dream
Sometimes it comes in the Spirit’s breeze”
I wonder if you could help me understand what this means exactly. I have some (probably subjective) interpretations and I’d really like to know what the original meaning is before I share about it to others.
December 28, 2008 at 4:19 am |
I have to admit that this in one of my favorite songs from the CD. A few weeks ago we were coming back home from my brother house. I was hearing the CD and at the moment I had my CD player and earphones. So everytime I hear this song I just lift my hand up when the song says “Here I Am Lord send me” I just looked around with the corner of my eye and realized that nobody had seeing me I dropped my hand as fast as I could. It’s not because I am ashamed of it but because my dad is a non believer and at the moment he was driving the car. Now everytime I try to do it when I am alone or just lip sing (which I don’t like). I don’t know any song by memory from the begining so I just ask my little sister to sing the first two words and then I g
December 28, 2008 at 4:21 am |
(continued) I clicked the wrong button. I get started singing full lung and loud (not very in tune actually).
February 13, 2009 at 1:34 am |
This song stirred so deep in my heart. It helped me get courage to step up and be part of sthephen ministry (long term support for broken heart) in our church. Truely want to say Here I am.
Thanks for the songs, and thanks or this site for the “behind the song” It is always so nice to hear wat goes on your mind & heart to inspire the beautifull lyrics.
February 20, 2009 at 2:33 am |
Thank you for writing this song!! I call it my “theme song”. My husband and I just did our 3rd embryo adoption, after 2 failed attempts. It was successful this time, so we are pregnant. Praise the Lord!! Your song rings true in every sense of the word. We serve an AWESOME God, who brings joy out of sorrow. Keep up the good work, downhere!!
August 20, 2009 at 1:32 am |
Glory to God for the lives touched by this song, and thank you for allowing yourself to be used to write and sing it! I’m a caregiver for my wife who suffers from debilitating illness. I know God has ordained that this be my ministry in life – to care for her. But it is hard, and many nights I’ve cried out to God, “Don’t you see that you’ve got the wrong guy for this job?!!” You put into words what my heart feels almost daily, “Overwhelmed by the thought of my weakness, and the fear that I’ll fail you in the end.” But, praise God, you offered me hope in that “In this mess, I’m just one of the pieces, I can’t put this together but you can.” Satan was trying to convict me that solving the problems we face was all on my shoulders. In fact, I have no healing powers, even the Doctors have but feable talents. Only God can heal and only God can offer her ultimate comfort. All I can do is submit myself to be used by Him.
Thank you and God Bless!