Here I AM, saith the great and dreadful LORD God of hosts
"Then shalt thou call, and the L ORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here I A M. " -Isaiah 58:9 [KJV] Mark the graciousness of thy God, my soul, in the readiness of His answers to thy cries. He hath said, indeed, in another sweet promise, "It shall come to pass, that before My people call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear," Isaiah 65:24 . But in addition to this, Jesus here throws in another precious assurance; for when we call, He will not only answer, but to our cry, He will say, "Here I AM!" As if, and which is indeed really the case, the Lord would have His children know, that He is always present with them; nearer to support, than any of their foes can be to hurt. Now, my soul, I charge it upon Thee, this evening, that this view, and the recollection of the everlasting presence of thy Lord , be never more from thy thoughts. How full to the same purport is that blessed scripture: "As the mountain...