The call to spiritual vigilance is not something we think about much, but we should! When Isaiah received his commission, God included a sobering message. The people would hear but not understand, see but not perceive. Isaiah 6:11 Then I said, “Lord, how long will this go on?” And he replied, “Until their towns are empty, …
We can learn many lessons from Isaiah’s Commission. Isaiah 6:9 And he said, “Yes, go, and say to this people, ‘Listen carefully, but do not understand. Watch closely, but learn nothing.’ 10 Harden the hearts of these people. Plug their ears and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with …
Isaiah’s powerful response to God was no accident. Isaiah 6:8b“I said, “Here I am. Send me.”[1] Before he spoke those words, he had a life-changing encounter with the holiness of God. Standing before the Lord’s majesty, Isaiah became acutely aware of his own sinfulness and unworthiness. He cried out, recognizing that he was a man …
Isaiah is transformed from unclean lips to holy service as God calls him to be a prophet. Standing before the overwhelming holiness of God, Isaiah became painfully aware of his own spiritual condition. After seeing the Lord seated on His throne, he was in despair. Isaiah 6:5 “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I …
After experiencing the worship of heaven and God’s holiness, Isaiah felt doomed by sin. Isaiah 6: 5 Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.” …
Isaiah found himself experiencing holiness in a God-given vision. Isaiah 6: 2 Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The …
In a vision, Isaiah found himself encountering God on the throne of heaven. Isaiah 6:1It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple.[1] King Uzziah reigned for 52 years. He had started by pleasing God …
The writer of Hebrews urges believers to be nourished in community. Hebrews 10:24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. …
The writer of Hebrews explains how we can be nourished in the throne room of heaven. We don’t have a celebratory feast as individuals, but as a group. We especially want to be in the presence of the one who is throwing the feast. God invites us to His feast (Isaiah 55:2); Jesus fed the …
Jesus provides the way. John 6: 37 However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.[1] These words offer profound comfort in a world marked by rejection, disappointment, and exclusion. Jesus offers something entirely different. He welcomes all whom the Father draws to Him and promises that He …