Ready Set Go - Part II - I Will Go

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Now this is an upbeat song that will motivate you to take on giants. I haven’t listened to it a lot like I have with the other songs I’ve written about, but it made me stop what I was doing to think about it. There are so many good quiet, passionate, soft worship songs out there, but there aren’t as many upbeat songs that ignite passion in me. This song, however, was just so simple and true that its point stands firm.


(Isaiah 6:8) Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Man, I love this. Read the first part of the chapter. It’s a bit rough, but Isaiah still says, “Send me”. I hope that hits you like it does me.

In Part I we talked about the first part of the chapter. So, now let’s talk about this song.

“Lived so long with my eyes on me. Too deaf to hear, too blind to see. Broken hearts on the city streets, but I can hear that you’re calling me to. Be the hope, be the life, be the love right now, starting right now.”

This is a modern day version of Isaiah’s vision. He recognizes that he has been wrong. We so often choose to be deaf and blind to the world around us. Those of you who follow us regularly know that we are passionate about human trafficking issues. It is the epitome of us being blind to reality. Homeless veterans, parentless children, abortions, rapes, murders. Wake up church because it’s all around us. The church used to be a beckon of hope for these kind of things (Acts 6:1-7). Is this true today? If the church was on top of this, would Planned Parenthood be so successful? Just something to think about. The artist in the song wakes up from the slumber and hears the lord ask who will go to these people. Who will be the hope for these people?

“Oh, you put my life in motion, your love makes me wanna give my all. Ready set go.”

This is a great transition. On the surface it seems to change topics. We go from noticing the least of these and God’s calling, to his love. When you think a minute though it’s fantastic. As human, we can only give so much before we are just done. Why should I? Does it matter? This line explains why we are trying in the first place. God wouldn’t send us to work without motivation would he? We must look back at the way he has loved us in the past and let that propel us to love others in his name. Very well done sir.

“So no, I’m not holding back anymore. Like an engine ready to explode.”

Ahh, there it is. After being motivated, he now declares his plan. The love of Christ builds up inside of him until he cannot contain it. He is beyond turning back and now must make a difference.

The second verse is a continuation of this theme. He mentions that time is short and there are so many lost and hurting people. He pledges to follow God and reach out to the least of these. Nothing new here but a great way to restate what he’s saying in a new way.

Then there is a sweet breakdown where Capitol Kings comes in with some rap and dubstep sound. Woo. I think it sounds great. They are saying the same thing, but it’s new and great.

That’s pretty much it for the contents of the song. See what I mean, it’s simple and easy to follow, but it speaks to the basics of what we are supposed to do. We should be so deep in the lord that we can’t help but reach out to those around us. I’ll be honest with you. There was a time when I used to say, “I want to help people, but I don’t really know what to do. How do you find people with needs?” The thing is, the closer I got to the Lord the more I saw these opportunities. He told me he wanted to free me from the grip of financial fear. He asked for me to give money in random places over and over again. He showed me how he would provide when I gave more than I had. I began to see people’s needs more and more, and I always found something to give them. I was always available. Almost like God was giving me more so that I could take care of them while someone else took care of me. It was, and is, beautiful.

I think I’ll cut this one off here, but take a look at part I. If we get a grip on that and go deeper with the lord, then it will be easy to see and meet the needs of the least of these. As we should be.


All for his glory my friends.


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