“The Whole Earth Is Full Of His Glory”
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD sitting on a throne, high and
lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. Seraphs were in attendance
above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two
they covered their feet, and with two they flew. And one called to another and
said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his
glory.”
The pivots on the thresholds shook at
the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. And I said:
“Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a
people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!”
Then one of the seraphs flew to me,
holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs.
The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: “Now that this has touched your
lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out.” 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!” And he said, “Go and say to this people: ‘Keep
listening, but do not comprehend; keep looking, but do not understand.’ Make
the mind of this people dull, and stop their ears, and shut their eyes, so that
they may not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and comprehend
with their minds, and turn and be healed.”
Think about being face to face with
some celebrity and how you feel. Do you realize someday you will be face-to-face
with God. How will He great you? And how will you
great Him? In a vision, God showed Isaiah who He really was. What the prophet
saw greatly affected him. He saw God’s majesty. He gained a fresh understanding
of God’s holiness. He saw the contrast between his sinful self and God’s
perfection. He heard God’s call to service, and he answered it. Today, we can
see God in His Word and in the Spirit’s work in and through us. And we can
commune with Him through prayer. But one day in heaven we will see our Lord face-to-face.
God’s awesome presence is both convicting and comforting.
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