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 …
We have the promise of life instead of death through what Jesus has done for us. Sometimes, with all that is going on in the world, we don’t take time to thank the Lord for what He has done. Through His death on the cross and resurrection, Jesus conquered sin, death, and the devil. He …
Jesus makes a puzzling expression to Mary Magdalene on the first Resurrection morning. Mary had gone out to properly embalm Jesus’s body because there hadn’t been time due to Sabbath restrictions. When Mary arrived at the tomb, it was empty. She was understandably upset and sent for Peter and John. They both entered the tomb …
We can be sure that Jesus prepares a place for us. The night before the crucifixion, Jesus was preparing the disciples for what was to come. He had told them that He was going somewhere they could not go, but they didn’t understand. What Jesus knew and His disciples did not was that He was …