Consecrated and Sent
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1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.
2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.
3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.”
4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke.
5 Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs.
7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
I love the vivid imagery of a magnificent God found here in this passage.
1 In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.
Fire Bible (Chapter 6)
This vision gave Isaiah a clear understanding of his message and his purpose.
It revealed one of the major messages of this book: God’s glory, majesty and holiness demand that those who serve God must be holy.
People in the church today also need to see God in this way—as a holy and all-powerful King and Judge —recognizing their need for his sanctifying work in their lives.
Isaiah saw had an encounter with The Holy God and was radically changed by it.
2 Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.3 And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.”
MacArthur Study Bible NASB (Commentary)
Six wings. Two wings covered the faces of the seraphim because they dared not gaze directly at God’s glory.
Two covered their feet, acknowledging their lowliness even though engaged in divine service.
With two they flew in serving the One on the throne. Thus, 4 wings related to worship, emphasizing the priority of praise.
The reverence that these angelic beings carry for the Triune God is remarkable.
Think back to Moses when he met with God. He could not gaze upon God and had to turn his face away.
Even then he had to wear a vail in order not blind others.
4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke.
Isaiah goes on to express the heavy vastness of the Glory of God.
When is the last time something was so vast it made you tremble?
This imagery also reminds Isaiahs reader’s of when the temple was first dedicated and the Glory of God filled it violently with fire and smoke.
5 Then I said, “Woe is me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
Fire Bible (Chapter 6)
Woe is me!
In full view of God’s holiness, Isaiah instantly realized his own sinfulness, uncleanness and unworthiness, especially in speaking for God and delivering his message to others
People who see themselves in light of God’s holiness should be willing to confess their own impurity and allow him to cleanse their minds and spirits so he can use them for any purpose he desires
Both Job and Peter found themselves in this realization.
6 Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes.”
8 But when Simon Peter saw that, he fell down at Jesus’ feet, saying, “Go away from me Lord, for I am a sinful man!”
This is even deeper though, the word used for ruined is Damah which means to be completely destroyed.
Isaiah knew that if one laid eyes on The Holy God they would parish from the shear gravity of His Holiness.
To be so separated from sin that to just be in with the same vicinity means sin will burn away.
Take note that he didn’t just mention his own sinfulness, but also the sinfulness of his people.
In our culture we don’t tend to think of the sins of our neighbors as affecting us. We are affected by the sins of our communities, our state, and our nation.
Our salvation may be individual, but our level of complacency in the sins around us is not.
6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs. 7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away and your sin is forgiven.”
Repentance bares a level of pain to it. But it always leads to purging of wickedness and to healing.
(Tell of Lutheran friend who needed to hear your sins are forgiven)
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
This should be the reaction of all of the redeemed.
One thing that I have joyfully noticed in my hobby of people watching is..
how quickly those who are brought off the streets and sheltered are ready for some form of community service or any means to pay someone back or pay it foreword
Take Home?
Are you willing to be sent? Are you willing to be used by God?
if so ask Him what your assignment is and then prepare as you wait for your answer. He will answer.
If you need a starting point look to
19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
This is every Christian’s basic mission, the rest of what we are called too is just specialties.
