[This is my sixth post of eight in my “Vintage Wednesday” series on “The Great Initiator,” re-written/updated from a blogpost back in April of 2011.]

Isaiah is worshiping when suddenly he gets more than he bargained for. Seized by his imminent fate, Isaiah cries out, God intervenes, and Isaiah is spared. God then initiates a call (“Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”), Isaiah responds, and a Messiah is foretold Who will take salvation to the ends of the earth (Isaiah 49:6).

Isn't it interesting that only one man in the presence of the Lord that day was changed! How many times have I had people come up to me after a presentation and say—"Man, that challenged me." Here's the problem. We get this little buzz in our spirit or this cool idea stirring in my our brains but then do nothing with it! We're simply challenged, not changed. What a waste of time.

Isaiah saw, he heard, and he ACTED. Read the text in Isaiah 6 and you'll also note that God never called Isaiah directly; Isaiah just happened to be tuned in to God's channel that day. He was the only one in the audience who responded.

Here's the key takeaway for leaders: Significance is not found in who we are but in whose we are. It's not found in our mission but in whose mission we join. Take action today and join God where He is already at work in our world!