Serving the Lord arises out of worshipping Him.

Isaiah 6:1-13 

Serving the Lord arises out of worshipping Him.

 * We proclaim His holiness: "Holy, holy, holy... " (Isaiah 6:3).  

 * We confess our sin: "Woe is me" (Isaiah 6:5) - a personal confession.

Before we can speak the words, "Here am I. Send me" (Isaiah 6:8), we must hear the words, "Your sin has been forgiven" (Isaiah 6:7).

We are to be faithful in speaking God's Word. This involves our lips (Isaiah 6:7). It also involves our lives. Serving the Lord means more than paying lip-service to Him. We are to serve Him with our lives.

Is there any guarantee that we will bear much fruit?

The parable of the sower says that our fruit may be 100, 60 or 30 times what was sown (Matthew 13:23). The parable of the talents says that one talent could become two; two could become four; five could become ten (Matthew 21:14-30).

What does Isaiah 6 say to us about bearing fruit for the Lord?

There is a word of realism. Many people will pay no attention to us and to our Lord (Isaiah 6:9-10). 

There is a word of faith, a word of hope - "the holy seed is the stump" (Isaiah 6:13).

We may say, Lord, we're looking for more than a "stump."

God says to us, Even  when "the land is ruined and desolate", even when "the people" are "far away", even when there is "great emptiness in the land" (Isaiah 6:11-12), there is still hope, and we must keep on working for the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:58).