Isa 6.1-8

Psg: Isa 6.1-8 (http://biblia.com/bible/gs-netbible/Is6.1-8)
Date: 4/27/12

Read

In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs stood over him; each one had six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and they used the remaining two to fly. They called out to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord who commands armies! His majestic splendor fills the entire earth!” The sound of their voices shook the door frames, and the temple was filled with smoke.
I said, “Too bad for me! I am destroyed, for my lips are contaminated by sin, and I live among people whose lips are contaminated by sin. My eyes have seen the king, the Lord who commands armies.” But then one of the seraphs flew toward me. In his hand was a hot coal he had taken from the altar with tongs. He touched my mouth with it and said, “Look, this coal has touched your lips. Your evil is removed; your sin is forgiven.” I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, “Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?” I answered, “Here I am, send me!”

Record

• See God's glory and holiness
• See own unholiness, repentance
• Purified by God's holy fire from the temple, and forgiven
• Called
• Willing response comprised of obedient action

Reflect

• This is the basic pattern for the people of God, OT and NT.
• Any departure from this pattern is most likely a derailment into uselessness.
• Isaiah's mission in the following verses is not glamorous or wildly successful by human standards, and yet it is his call.
• Although this results in human action, this should never lose sight of the glory and holiness of God. That is the foundation, the motive, the thing that gets us passed the barrier of just being overwhelmed sinners.

Respond

• Help me to stop cluttering up and complicating this simple pattern. This is the pattern you are using in my life, and my tendency is to make it more complex, mainly with fleshly additions and conditions. Your pattern needs no additions; it is complete. Your pattern needs no conditions; it is comprehensive.
• You are worthy of complete, simple obedience. Your glory and holiness are sufficient. Plus your call carries its own authority - just because you uttered it.
• Show me the ways that I am anything other than completely and simply obedient.