The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 6:1-4,
"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.' At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke."
This begins the account of Isaiah's commision as a prophet. It is certainly a dramatic vision which portrays the Lord in his heavenly temple in stark contrast to sinful man. Isaiah was most certainly an honorable man who had caught the Lord's attention as being well-equipped for the ministry he was called for. And, yet, not quite.
Upon seeing this vision of the Lord in his glorious splendor, Isaiah recoiled in frightful horror. As he exclaims, "'Woe to me!' I cried. 'I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.'" This required the intervention of one of the seraphim who brought relief for Isaiah as a sinful man who needed his sins atoned for. "Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, 'See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.'"
What captures my attention this morning, which the contrast of sinful man's (Isaiah's) condition only adds to, is the splendor, the brilliancy and magnificence of the Lord's glorious presence. This view of the grandeur of majesty and resplendency reminds me of how exalted our Lord is! How far beyond mankind is his Creator God!
This begins the account of Isaiah's commision as a prophet. It is certainly a dramatic vision which portrays the Lord in his heavenly temple in stark contrast to sinful man. Isaiah was most certainly an honorable man who had caught the Lord's attention as being well-equipped for the ministry he was called for. And, yet, not quite.
Upon seeing this vision of the Lord in his glorious splendor, Isaiah recoiled in frightful horror. As he exclaims, "'Woe to me!' I cried. 'I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.'" This required the intervention of one of the seraphim who brought relief for Isaiah as a sinful man who needed his sins atoned for. "Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, 'See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.'"
What captures my attention this morning, which the contrast of sinful man's (Isaiah's) condition only adds to, is the splendor, the brilliancy and magnificence of the Lord's glorious presence. This view of the grandeur of majesty and resplendency reminds me of how exalted our Lord is! How far beyond mankind is his Creator God!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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