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 Jewish leadership looked forward to a person who would save the nation, but they didn’t think the Messiah had to be God. But Jesus told them He is God as He declares, “I am the bread of life.” We may see the words “I am” as simple English, but God used them to name …
Throughout history, there has always been a temptation of the temporal. 2 Corinthians 4:18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. [1] As a believer, when you begin spending time with God and His word, your …
Having a relationship with God is a gift that changes our lives both now and in the future. One day, everyone will enter eternity, and only through faith in Jesus as our Savior can we go to heaven. Paul gives insight into this gift. Ephesians 2: 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And …
After his father’s death, Isaac lived in Beer-lahai-roi, which translates to “the Well of the Living One Who Sees Me.” Genesis 25: 11 After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who settled near Beer-lahai-roi in the Negev. [1] This is the second time we have seen this name mentioned in the story of Abraham. The …