I'm Lonely

Isaiah 6:1–7 ESV

In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”

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Isaiah 6:1-7

Lonely - sad because one has no friends or company

Filthy - adj.; Disgustingly dirty

Am I Spiritually Filthy?

Are You Lonely?

Do you live according to the law? Y______ N_______

Are you completely free of sin? Y______ N_______

Do you fulfill every command that Jesus gave to his disciples?

Y______ N_______

Spiritual Filth

sad because one has no friends or company

We are all susceptible to becoming lonely.

Loneliness is not just

“Loneliness is a feeling of separation, isolation, or distance in human relations. Loneliness implies:

emotional pain

an empty feeling

and a yearning to be understood and accepted by someone.” - Les Carter

Different Types of Loneliness

There are different kinds of loneliness. Loneliness can be simply physical isolation, being alone. It can come upon us as a part of isolation from those we love. -

Loneliness can come upon us as a part of isolation from those we love.

Suffering can definitely lead to loneliness because though there may be others around, no one seems to understand. -

Another escalator toward loneliness is sin. It separates us not only from those around us, but also separates us from God. -

Calling can cause you to be lonely (Jeremiah), even when you’re not alone. - , , ,

God’s Response to Loneliness

So that the believer would not be lost and lonely, the Father gives His children the Holy Spirit. -

The Lord promises to always be with us. - , , ,

He also promises that nothing will separate us from his love. -

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” -

“Jesus says that we should run to him in our time of need.” -

“The Lord’s love meets us in our isolation and sadness, lifting and holding us.” -

without companions, solitary

It is in the midst of a vision of worship that Isaiah sees the Lord. What, better yet, Who Isaiah sees leads him to cry out that he is unclean.